United States President George W. Bush chairs a meeting on the state of the economy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on September 25, 2008. Pictured, from left to right: President Bush; US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat of Nevada); US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky), and US Senator Barack Obama (Democrat of Illinois), the Democratic Party nominee for President of the US.<br /> Credit: Kristoffer Tripplaar / Pool via CNP
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