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ON DEADLINE: Unlike FDR, Obama's not waiting (AP)

 
AP - There's only one president at a time, as Barack Obama has said repeatedly since he was elected to be the next one. But there's also no time to waste as the nation faces the worst economic turmoil in 75 years. (link)

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