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• Bizarre Political Moments of '08

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• Auto Bailout Must Be Paid Back: Bush

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• 'Public Sick of Partisanship': Lieberman

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  • On Fox News Sunday, Obama adviser David Axelrod urged the next Congress to create a new multi-billion-dollar bailout plan to create jobs, The Hill reports. “We don’t have time to waste here,” Axelrod said.
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