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Obama, in His New Role as President-Elect, Calls for Stimulus Package
nytimes.com - 11/8/2008
Obama, in His New Role as President-Elect, Calls for Stimulus Package
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In his first press conference as president-elect, Barack Obama called on Congress and the Bush administration to pass an economic stimulus package. >
President-Elect Barack Obama in Chicago (video)
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President-Elect Barack Obama in Chicago (video)
— youtube.com — Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4th, 2008 in Chicago.... (more) President-Elect Barack Obama in Chicago (video)

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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/5/2008
Congratulations, President-Elect Obama
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Like many conservative writers, my good opinion of Barack Obama diminished somewhat over the course of the... campaign. Part of this was the inevitable hardening of the partisan arteries that takes place during a Presidential year, but part of it was ... (more) Congratulations, President-Elect Obama

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The Saturday Word: The World Over
The Caucus — President-elect Barack Obama’s first public statements on Friday had a decidedly domestic emphasis on the economy. But in the days since his election, Mr. Obama is receiving a string of reminders that the world cannot wait. For example, he has received several congratulatory notes he might not have wanted. He was asked about the note from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, during the press conference, and the leader of a Jihadi group in Iraq released a statement, part of a calling Mr. Obama’s election a victory for radical Islamists. The audio dispatch is part of a ...

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