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Economically, it's looking grim
America's ailing economy will make life hard for the Republicans
|washington, dc
WHEN the Republicans' political celebrations die down, one sobering thought will emerge. Now that they control the White House and both houses of Congress, they alone will have to explain an increasingly ropy economy.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Economically, it's looking grim”
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