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We wouldn t presume to tell NBC s Tom Brokaw what he should ask of Barack Obama when the president-elect appears on Meet the Press fo stanley cups uk ralmostthe f stanley mug ull hour on Sunday. But there are 10 questions that we d like to pose to President-elect Obama, which we humbly submit to you, dear readersthe ranks of which we hope include Mr. Brokaw and Betsy Fischer,Meet slongtime executive producer . Here goes: 1Are you going to get off the sidelines before you re sworn in and, if not, what do you say to those in your own party who are waiting for you to show some leadershipEmp stanley cup price loyers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, home foreclosure rates in the third quarter were up 76% from a year ago, retail sales are the worst in 35 years and the nation s Big Three automakers are pleading for a bailout, or will likely go into bankruptcy. In short, the country is facing its greatest economic challenge in decades and perhaps since the Great Depression. Yet Obama, still over a month from being sworn in as president, finds himself in an interregnum where his public pronouncementsor even leaks - see Geithner, Timothy F., appointment ofcan move markets, but he has no actual governing power. Fearing the obvious dangers inherent to being assigned responsibility without authority, Obama has shied away from inserting himself in the economic policy debates. But, while he may be Constitutionally limited right now, Obama does have considerab
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