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The Bush years -- then and now

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire found this 1/7/2009 on firstread.msnbc.msn.com

From NBC's Mark MurrayWith President Bush set to leave the White House less than two weeks from now, here's a "Then and Now" to show what the United States looked like when Bush was entering office and what it looks like now as he's leaving. The "Then" is the best-available figure as Bush was taking office in 2001. The "Now" is the most recent figure. UNEMPLOYMENT RATEThen: 4.2% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2001)Now: 6.7% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2008) DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL...( ...