Published 1/17/2009
by sarahbethparker
at CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) – In his final Democratic weekly radio/web address on Saturday before being sworn in as president, President-elect Barack Obama acknowledged President George W. Bush for helping to make the transition smooth between the two administrations.
“Here at home, transitions also remind us that what we hold in common as Americans far outweighs our political differences,” Obama [...]
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