So, What Is Day Two Like?

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Zach Frechette
Former Editor in Chief of GOOD

January 21, 2009 • 7:34 pm PST
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As a follow-up to our earlier post about what President Busybody did immediately after being sworn in, Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times has been live-blogging Obama's first day. Some highlights: pay freeze for White House employees making more than $100,000 a year; calls with foreign leaders in the Middle East; dealing with Biden's awkward jokes. I promise we won't be doing this every day.

(Photo via NYTimes.)

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