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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Is Obama president yet?

And who's that other guy in the White House? As George Bush continues his vanishing act, Barack Obama steps into the spotlight, two months early, to calm a jittery nation.

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  • Wednesday, November 26, 2008 07:17 AM

    The aftermath

    Obama is going to have to undo so much that Bush did. The man wrecked our reputation in the world and now his legacy is a wrecked economy. Obama can't do much now except appear to know what's going on and appoint a competent team but that in itself is a lot.

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