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First thoughts: Obama meets advisers, press

 

Published 11/7/2008 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** Obama meets advisers and the press: President-elect Obama gets down to business today by meeting his transition economic advisory board and then holding his first press conference since his victory Tuesday night. For his economic meeting, Obama is trotting out some big guns, including former Clinton Treasury Secretary Bob Rubin, former Clinton Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, Warren Buffett (via speakerphone), former Fed Chairman...( read more ) (link)

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