On His First Full Day in Office, Obama Tackles a List of Sobering Challenges

The president also planned to meet with top military advisers to chart a rapid troop drawdown from Iraq and a way forward in Afghanistan, and with his economic team regarding the grave financial crisis preoccupying Americans.

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