"We've spent the last 20 months governing. They've spent the last 20 months politicking."

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Obama goes on the offensive deep in Republican territory

AUSTIN, Texas (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Monday took a swing at opposition Republicans on a campaign fund-raising trip to the state capital of Texas, accusing them of not being serious about governing.

Texas is the home state of George W. Bush, who was governor here before he was elected president in 2000. The Republican who succeeded him, Rick Perry, is still Texas governor.

Obama visited the state less than three months ahead of November 2 mid-term elections, in which the president's Democrats are widely expected to lose seats in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Obama complained that he got no help from Republicans in Congress as he reviewed his administration's successes since he took power in January 2009.

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