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President-elect Barack Obama's first post-election news conference yesterday focused on the economy.

Posted on: November 7, 2008 at 12:00 a.m.
Economy 1st on Obama's to-do list
President-elect Barack Obama used his first post-election news conference yesterday to pledge that he'll lead a fast effort to tackle what he called "the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime."
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