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Obama, on '60 Minutes,' talks about the challenges ahead
latimes.com - 11/17/2008
Obama, on '60 Minutes,' talks about the challenges ahead
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The president-elect also discusses his historic election, national security, Bin Laden, Lincoln, FDR and college football. > President-elect Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he was assembling his national security team as quickly as possible because there potentially could be "times of vulnerability" to terrorist attacks during White House transition periods.

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Obama interview sets '60 Minutes' viewership record
thrfeed.com - 11/17/2008
Obama interview sets '60 Minutes' viewership record
— thrfeed.com — Barack Obama's first televised post-election interview gave Sunday night's "60 Minutes" its biggest audience in at least nine years. The CBS News program was seen... (more) Obama interview sets '60 Minutes' viewership record

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politicalwire.com - 11/19/2008
Obama on 60 Minutes
— politicalwire.com — In his first televised interview since winning the presidency, Barack Obama spoke to 60 Minutes about the economy, the automobile industry, the government's $700 billion financial industry bailout program, their visit to the White House, the ... (more) Obama on 60 Minutes

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The Note: Obama, McCain Could be Valuable Allies
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