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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. MCT

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Lame-duck President George W. Bush. MATT WUERKER / MCT

The big bailout. MCT

Fidel Castro. MCT

Vice President-elect Joe Biden. MCT

Joe the Plumber. MCT

President-elect Obama choosing his cabinet. JENNIFER KOHNKE / MCT

Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson. MCT