Celebration over, Barack Obama plunges into workday one

 
By STEVEN R. HURST - Associated Press Writer
Published: January 21, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plunges on his first day in office into the task of governing a nation he vows to change, calling together U.S. economic and military leaders Wednesday to address America's daunting challenges.

A day after claiming his place in history as the first black U.S. president, he is faced with pulling the U.S. economy out of its nosedive even as he moves on his promise to withd...


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