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Published 1/12/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

In the president-elect's first real workweek in Washington, he clashes and makes up with lawmakers on nominations and his economic stimulus package. > Barack Obama walked the halls of the Senate for four years, and in his earliest decisions after the presidential election assembled a coterie of key advisors with deep roots in Congress. (link)

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