President-Elect Obama Meets the Press
During his first press conference as president-elect, Sen. Barack Obama stressed that he's not in the Oval Office yet but offered a few specifics about how he plans to handle the economic crisis once he moves in.
During his first press conference as president-elect, Sen. Barack Obama stressed that he’s not in the Oval Office yet but offered a few specifics about how he plans to handle the economic crisis once he moves in. He also addressed a reporter’s question about that most pressing of issues: which breed of dog his family will choose.
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