Obama Eager for Action -- But He Can't Take Reins Yet

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CHICAGO -- Even Barack Obama can't change the calendar.

The president-elect said Friday he wanted to act urgently and deal "head on" with the nation's economic crisis. But he recognized that his power was limited by the fact that President Bush will be running things until Jan. 20.

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Obama Eager for Action -- But He Can't Take Reins Yet

"The United States has only one government and one president at a time," Obama said at his first news conference since winning the presidency three days earlier.

Inheriting an economy in peril, Obama spoke confidently yet soberly in a setting far different from the Tuesday night ...

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