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Published 10/19/2008 by Michael D. Shear, Michael Abramowitz, Anne E. Kornblut and Shailagh Murray at Wash Post In Congress
If Sen. Barack Obama wakes up as the president-elect on Nov. 5, he will immediately assume responsibility for fixing a shredded economy while the Bush administration is still in office. If Sen. John McCain wins the election, he will face an imminent confrontation over spending with a Democratic C...
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