The party's over; it's time to get to work on change (Pottstown PA Mercury-Opinion)

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Saturday, January 24, 2009 6:13 AM EST

... Long before Obama even took the helm, he was well aware that the nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression ...

In the long run, perhaps Obama's biggest challenge will be repairing America's image — both at home and abroad ...

... Obama must repair the damage done to America's reputation around the globe in the light of significant blowback from what was too often a unilateral path of action taken by the Bush Administration.

Throw in skyrocketing health costs at home, and the ever-present threat of terrorism, coupled with the tentacles of war on two fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it's clear Obama has a full, daunting agenda ...

http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2009/01/24/opinion/sr...