On Monday, the Dow finished lower than when George W. Bush assumed the
presidency: 10,587.59 on January 19, 2001 compared to 10,365.45 at its
close on September 29, 2008.

NASDAQ, the American stock exchange, too, was lower now than it was when
Bush took office: 2770.38 on January 19, 2001 compared to 1983.73 on
September 29, 2008. The dollar exchange with the Euro was lower than
when Bush was elected: 1.068 on January 19, 2001 compared to .695 on
September 29, 2008.

Some things have risen, but not the good economic indicators. The
Consumer Price Index was at 175 on January 19, 2001 and 219 by September
29, 2008. Unemployment, meanwhile, stood at 4.2 percent when Bush came
into power. Today, it is at 6.1 percent.


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