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Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:00 AM

W. and the damage done

President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation.
By Vincent Rossmeier and Gabriel Winant

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  • Thursday, January 8, 2009 01:30 PM

    @alc

    I don't know where you get your info but the Republicans controlled the House from 1994-2006. The Senate had a slim democratic majority of 1 from 2001-02, I think. The rest of the time it was Republican controlled until 2006 and after that the threat of Republican fillibusters stopped any real legislation in the Senate. Does anyone remember how the threat of Democratic filibusters were denounced by O' Reilly in 2001? Funny how Fox news fails to mention Republican obstructionism since 2006.

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