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Obama Cops A Shellacking In Elections - U.S. President Barack Obama says opposition Republicans' major gains in Tuesday's midterm elections show that Americans are frustrated with the country's economic problems. The president also pledged to work with Republicans to solve those problems. President Obama faced reporters Wednesday, and blamed the sluggish economy for Democrats' big losses at the polls. "Yesterday's vote confirmed what I have heard from folks all across America," said President Obama. "People are frustrated, they are deeply frustrated with the pace of our economic recovery and the opportunities they hope for their children and their grandchildren. Most of the hour-long White House press conference focused on the economy, and the president accepted responsibility for the slow recovery. "Over the last two years we have made progress, but clearly too many Americans have not felt that progress yet, and they told us that yeste...