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Obama to hold news conference on Tuesday

CHICAGO
Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:07pm EST

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will hold a news conference at 1100 a.m. Central time (12:00 p.m. EST/1700 GMT) on Tuesday, his office said in a statement.

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The news conference, Obama's second this week, is expected to focus again on his economic policies and to unveil more appointments of economic advisers.



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