On Obama's 'Day One'

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The day that John McCain and Hillary Clinton warned us about is finally here. It is Day One of President Barack Hussein Obama's term of office. So what's on the agenda? A lot.

Obama has convened a meeting with Defense Secretary Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen to discuss shifting military focus from Iraq to Afghanistan. General David Patraeus will be returning from Afghanistan to brief the president.

Yesterday, Obama signed an order to halt military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay pending further review, and it is expected that today he will sign an executive order to close the prison.

The president will also be meeting with his economic team to fine-tune their blueprint as to how to best use $800 billion in new government stimulus money.

It seems that the phone did not ring at 3 a.m. this morning. With any luck, that means Obama got a good night's rest. He's going to need it.

Filed Under: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, Obama Administration

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