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SOURCE: AP (1-10-09)

The unvarnished review of George W. Bush's presidency reveals a portrait of America he never would have imagined.

Bush came into office promising limited government and humble foreign policy; he exits with his imprint on startling free-market intervention and nation-building wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

He was the president who pledged not to pass on big problems. Instead, he leaves a pile for Barack Obama.

Source: 
AP
Source URL: 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090110/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_s_legacy_analysis
Date: 
1-10-09