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Wed 11 Nov 2008US public has to see bold action plan in place - Obama
BARACK OBAMA yesterday defended his shift to centre stage on the economic crisis, supplanting George Bush even though there are still almost two months before he takes over the presidency.
In one of the fastest transitions in recent US political history, Mr Obama held his second press conference in two days to set out his borrowing and spending plans for kick-starting the economy.
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