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Bob Woodward will release book on Obama and the economy

Bob Woodward's new title, 'The Price of Politics,' will arrive in bookstores next month.

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Bob Woodward is the author of numerous other books, including the co-author of 'All the President's Men.'
  • By Molly Driscoll Staff Writer

Legendary reporter and writer Bob Woodward will release a book on President Obama’s economic policies next month titled “The Price of Politics.”

The book will examine how Obama and those in Congress handled the economic crisis and the status of the economy now.

“In a presidential election year when control of the House of Representatives, Senate, and White House hang in the balance, Woodward’s reporting provides a sweeping you-are-there account of how President Obama and the highest profile Republican and Democratic leaders in the United States Congress attempted to restore the American economy and improve the federal government’s fiscal condition,” the press release for the book reads.

The book will contain interviews with Obama, among others, according to the Washington Post.

The book will arrive in stores Sept. 11.

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