Economists Give Obama 'mediocre' Marks

USATODAY.com News, USA Today
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 11:08am

President Obama is getting 'mediocre' marks for his handling of the economy from a group of economists polled by the Associated Press.

Senh: Mediocre is better than poor, considering our economy's in the gutter. That's actually not bad for Barack Obama.

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