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Clinton blesses Bush's 'decider in chief' title

November 4, 2012 | 5:40 pm | Modified: November 4, 2012 at 5:45 pm
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President George W. Bush might have gotten grief for calling himself "the decider" in his second term, but at least one other president agrees that it's an accurate description of the office. Bill Clinton, stumping for President Obama over the weekend, twice said that Bush was right -- that the president really is the "decider in chief."

"Now, he got made fun of for it," Clinton said to a crowd in New Hampshire, "but he told the truth."

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