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White House Strikes Back

Crisis Blame Game Heats Up

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 18, 2008, Midnight

Having left much of the shouting and finger-pointing about the economy to the campaign trail, the White House waded into the debate more forcefully on Wednesday, seeking to defend President Bush against Democratic charges that the administration has been asleep at the switch.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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