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thepage.time.com - 1/21/2009
President Obama to Face Reporters
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The new president will talk to the White House press corps at 1:15 pm ET, an official says. Plans to address executive orders being issued Wednesday.       
President Obama: 'Government Is Going to Work'
blogs.abcnews.com - 1/21/2009
President Obama: 'Government Is Going to Work'
— blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News’ Lauren Sher reports: In an exclusive interview with ABC News, President Barack Obama said that... on opening day as the nation's first black president, he will remember the American people above all else. “I think it is just... (more) President Obama: 'Government Is Going to Work'

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Political Animal — OBAMA TOUTS 'TRANSPARENCY AND THE RULE OF LAW'.... In a largely symbolic gesture, Barack Obama announced today that he will freeze the salaries of White House aides making over $100,000 a year. The politics of this probably looks good to the public, even if, from a policy perspective, it's ...

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