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A few years ago, everyone from the president to pundits praisedentrepreneurs as the key to economic recovery--the hardy souls whowould step up to the plate, put up the numbers and revive theeconomy.
"The entrepreneurial spirit is strong, and that'swhat's going to lead this recovery," President Bush saidin October 2003. "The small-business owners of America arerisk-takers, bold thinkers, and love their country and are willingto expand the job base."
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