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It's the economy, Obama
It's the economy, Obama
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2008
By:
Keme Nzerem
Barack Obama gives his first press conference since victory in the US presidential election.
The president-elect will talk about the economy, as the latest figures show unemployment rising by 240,000 to a 14-year high.
Senator Obama is continuing to put together his top team, he has already chosen a chief of staff and a senior White House adviser and is about to appoint a treasury secretary to tackle the country's economic crisis.
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