Bush policies limit next president's options


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President McCain or President Obama takes office next year, he will inevitably find George W. Bush's budgetary legacy haunts the White House.

Bush will leave record budget deficits, a sluggish economy and rising health-care and retirement costs that are likely to constrain his successor's ability to pursue his own policies, analysts say.

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