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  Bush looks back during final press conference
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ContributorAshley 
Last EditedAshley  Jan 12, 2009 10:09am
CategoryPerspective
News DateJan 12, 2009 11:05am
DescriptionWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Bush defended his record and named what he thought were some of the achievements and mistakes of his years in office during his final press conference Monday, taking a look back over eight years of an administration marked by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a recession and the federal response to Hurricane Katrina.

In a wide-ranging session with the White House press corps, Bush also said he'd be willing to ask Congress for the remaining $350 billion of the financial bailout package if President-elect Barack Obama asks him for it.
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