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President Obama swiftly sets course on Day One

 

Published 1/22/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

He makes 'unprecedented' changes to open up government and limit lobbyists' insider influence. He also takes up withdrawal from Iraq, Mideast peace and the closure of Guantanamo. > In a grinding first full day as president, Barack Obama moved decisively to distance himself from the previous administration, pushing top military leaders for a plan to withdraw combat troops from Iraq and issuing a string of orders to make government more open. (link)

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