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Bill Clinton first full day in office was January 21, 1993.
DJIA closed at 3253.02 that day.
At the close of the day on October 10, 1997 (a Friday), the DJIA closed at 8045.20
That's 4792.18 points higher, about a 247% increase.
George Bush's first full business day in office was January 22, 2001.
DJIA closed at 10,578.24 that day.
Yesterday, October 11, 2005, the DJIA closed at 10,253.17.
That's 325.07 point lower, a smidged more than a 3% decrease.
If the stock market under Bush had gained the same number of points as it did under Clinton, the DJIA would be trading at 15,370.42. If it had done the same percentage increase, it would be trading at 26,161.55.
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