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Complete transcript of Pres.-elect Barack Obama's first news conference
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH HIS TRANSITION ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD, CHICAGO SPEAKER: PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA [*] OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much. This morning, we woke up to more sobering news about the state of ...
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Who Shall They Give my Money to Next!
Hit & Run — ... from the money factory formerly known as the United States Treasury. And if President-Elect Obama's first press conference is any indication, there'll be more green where that came from come January: ...

Loyal Opposition Mode Begins
Unqualified Offerings — By Thoreau In explaining why Detroit must be bailed out yet again, Obama says : The news coming out of the auto industry this week reminds us of the hardship it faces, hardship that goes far beyond individual auto companies to the countless suppliers, small businesses and communities throughout our nation who depend on a vibrant American auto industry. The auto industry is the backbone of American manufacturing and a critical part of our attempt to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. I would like to see the administration do everything it can to accelerate the retooling ...

Obama's First News Conference
TalkLeft — ... The transcript is here. Did any of you watch it? I just saw a clip on the local news and his face was so shiny. I guess the first thing he discontinued after the election is his makeup artist. He needs powder. ...

Obama's First Presser
Newshoggers.com — ... It was Barack Obama's first press conference today and the consensus is that he handled himself very well indeed, a refreshing change from stumblin', bumblin' Incurious George. Only one minor fact-checking gaffe - which led to him apologising to Nancy Reagan for saying she held seances at the White House when in actual fact she consulted an astrologer, which is just as daft. ...

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