Obama, Day one: The Gaza problem, Iraq and the economy
January 21, 2009 at 1:43 pm by Wayne GarciaPresident Barack Obama wasted no time in wading into the stickiest messes left at the White House. Whether he’ll have any success for them is a matter that we won’t know for some time.
According to the White House press office, Obama put telephone calls in to the leaders of Israel, Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority this morning. Along with some pleasantries, the afternoon is being devoted to dealing with Iraq and the economy, the WH schedule shows:
1:15PM-2:15PM President Obama Addresses Staff and Cabinet Secretaries
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2:30 PM President Obama Attends White House Open House
Base of stair case on the ground level by State Room.
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3:15PM-3:45PM President Obama Meets with Economic Advisors
Roosevelt Room
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4:15PM-5:15PM President Obama Meets with Iraq Military Commanders
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