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HAPPENING NOW: Obama's first presser as President-elect

 
Watch the event on CNN.com/live. (CNN) – Barack Obama is holding his first press conference as president-elect. "The United States has only one government and one President, and until January 20th of next year, that government is the current Administration. I have spoken to President Bush, and I appreciate his commitment to ensuring that his economic policy [...] (link)

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