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President-Elect Meets the Press, Cautiously

 

Published 11/8/2008 by Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray at Wash Post Obama Administration

CHICAGO, Nov. 7 -- In his first public appearance since Tuesday's victory speech, President-elect Barack Obama sent a clear signal that he intends to move deliberately during his transition and resist pressure to flesh out details of his governing agenda or in other ways act like a president until... (link)

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