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Mixed legacy of George W. Bush hovers over Tampa

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A video tribute to President George H. W. Bush and President George W. Bush is shown Wednesday during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

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Where is George W. Bush? The last Republican president was a no-show at the Republican convention this week. And the party that he led for eight years barely mentioned him — or his record. Nevertheless, Bush's fiscal legacy — including hundreds of billions spent on two wars that helped balloon the federal deficit — loomed large over the gathering, as Republicans tried to make the case that the GOP was the party of smaller government and restrained spending.