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Monday, November 9, 2026Nov 9

Analysis: Obama’s buck-stopping goes only so far

By BEN FELLER

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – He says “the buck stops with me,” but nearly a year into office President Barack Obama is still blaming a lot of the nation’s troubles – the economy, terrorism, health care – on George W. Bush.

Over and over, Obama keeps reminding Americans of the mess he inherited and all he’s doing to fix it. A sharper, give-me-some-credit tone has emerged in his language as he bemoans people’s fleeting memory about what life was like way back in 2008, particularly on the economy.

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