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Published 1/23/2009 by John Dickerson at (Obsolete Feed)

Barack Obama had a busy first week. He signed a raft of orders and memoranda calling for closing the government prison at Guantanamo Bay, freezing the pay of his top staffers, tightening ethical guidelines, and opening presidential records. He also instituted a daily economic briefing, kept his BlackBerry, and worked in the Oval Office without a jacket. (His predecessor required one for entry.) [ more ... ] (link)

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