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Bush says economy growing despite uncertainty

WASHINGTON
Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:52pm EDT
President George W. Bush holds a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Tuesday said the U.S. economy was growing despite uncertainty and that passing "good law" would help expedite a recovery.

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"I'm not an economist, but I do believe that we're growing," Bush said at a news conference, adding that the economy was "not growing the way it should."

"The economy is growing, there's obviously financial uncertainty," he said, mentioning the government-sponsored mortgage lenders.

(Reporting by Tabassum Zakaria; Editing by James Dalgleish)



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