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President-Elect Obama Meets The Press

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 7, 2008 3:20PM

Barack Obama will hold his first news conference as President-Elect this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from the Michigan Ave. Hilton Hotel. He'll discuss Rahm Emanuel's appointment as Chief of Staff and most likely will address other potential staff appointments, especially economic ones. And if you haven't seen it yet, we strongly urge you to check out the new transition website.