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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob WeisbergPosted Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, at 4:00 PM ET

"Anyone engaging in illegal financial transactions will be caught and persecuted."—Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2008

Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 4:56.

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Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy. Follow him at http://twitter.com/jacobwe.
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