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Obama Holds First News Conference as President-Elect
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President-elect Barack Obama issued his remarks as prepared for delivery at his media availability on the economy today in Chicago. His remarks follow: This morning, we woke to more sobering news about the state of our economy. The 240,000 jobs lost in October marks the 10th consecutive month ...

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— whitehouse.gov — For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary November 4, 2004 President Holds Press Conference 11:17 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Yesterday I pledged to reach out to the whole nation, and today I'm proving that ... (more) President Holds Press Conference

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Text of P-E Obama’s Speech at 1st Press Conference
The Moderate Voice — Text of P-E Obama’s speech today as prepared for delivery, courtesy of the Washington Post: President-elect Barack Obama issued his opening remarks as prepared for delivery at his media availability on the economy today in Chicago. His remarks follow: This morning, we woke to more sobering news about the state of our economy. The 240,000 jobs lost in October marks the 10th consecutive month that our economy has shed jobs. In total, we’ve lost nearly 1.2 million jobs this year, and more than 10 million Americans are now ...

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