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Obama: America is not in decline

Wednesday night, President Obama returned to Elkhart, Indiana -- the first city he visited after reaching the Oval Office -- for an exclusive interview with the NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill, followed by a PBS NewsHour town hall with Elkhart’s citizens. He defended his economic record and denied critics' claims that America is in decline in the wide-ranging interview.