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  Were the GDP Books Cooked During the 2000 Election Season?
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Last EditedTony82  Dec 12, 2003 01:25am
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News DateFriday, December 12, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionAlmost a year and a half ago, August 9, 2002, Robert Novak wrote a column called "Clinton-Cooked Books?" In it he noted that a Commerce Department report on the national economy revealed that the Clinton White House lauded the economy as doing much better than it actually was during the 2000 election year.

Well, check out some of that the Associated Press reported yesterday [Government Revises Economic History, Finding Negative GDP Quarter in 2000] [Link]
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