"This week's been pretty tough but a lot of people are going to be saying that, " said Simmonds, 19.

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President BUSH: It has been a tough issue for a lot of people in the White House and it's - it's run its course and now we're going to move on.

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But I want to be honest, given the magnitude of the housing problem out there, that there are still going to be pockets of areas where the housing values have dropped so much that it is still going to be tough for a lot of people, and we're just going to have to work our way through this as the economy improves.

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These are tough times, and a lot of people are living week to week, paycheck to paycheck, even day to day.

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Now, a lot of people in really tough situations are having to make those tough decisions.

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But I think it's also a time to remember that this has been a very difficult year, and a lot of people out there are having a very, very tough time.

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When I heard the tune on television, I thought of hardworking people in Detroit, building tough trucks that could take a lot of knocks.

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"I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons, " he said in the video.

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"I made some big mistakes, and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons, " he said in a video posted online.

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But it is really tough to prove that any new medical approach really helps people, and it costs a lot of money.

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