World awaits Obama's response to economic crisis

Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:01:19 -0500

World awaits Obama's response to economic crisis
Victory may be sweet, but a potentially deep U.S. recession and a
global financial crisis will give Democrat Barack Obama little time to
bask in the after glow of his historic win in the U.S. presidential
election, economists said Wednesday.

DEMOCRATS PAD CONGRESSIONAL MAJORITIES ON ELECTION DAY
Democrats scored victories in five important Senate races Tuesday,
adding to their majority in the chamber on the same night that Sen.
Barack Obama became the first African-American to win the U.S.
presidency.

OBAMA COMPLETES HISTORIC JOURNEY TO PRESIDENCY
Promising change in a climate of unprecedented voter discontent, Sen.
Barack Obama rode massive voter turnout to a sweeping victory in
Tuesday's presidential contest over Sen. John McCain, becoming the
first African-American elected as the nation's chief executive.