U.S. President George W. Bush, with Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors Eddie Lazear (L), Senior Economic Advisor Donald Marron (2R) and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Keith Hennessey (R), signs the 2008 Economic Report during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on February 11, 2008. The administration maintains that the economy is fundamentally strong and it doesn't forecast a recession. (UPI Photo/Shawn Thew/POOL)