US President elect Barack Obama speaks on the economy as Vice president elect Joseph Biden (L) and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (R) listen at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board who appear with him at the news conference. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
US President elect Barack Obama speaks on the economy as Vice president elect Joseph Biden (L) and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (R) listen at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board who appear with him at the news conference. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
President elect Barack Obama speaks on the economy at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
Rahm Emanuel, newly named chief of staff to US President elect Barack Obama, listens as Obama speaks on the economy at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
US President elect Barack Obama (C) speaks on the state of the US economy at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board who appear with them at the news conference. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
US President elect Barack Obama (R) takes a question from reporter Lynn Sweet (L) while she explains that she injured her shoulder rushing to his election night party as Obama speaks on the economy at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
US President elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, waits for Obama to appear to speak on the state of the US economy at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
President elect Barack Obama speaks on the economy at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
US President elect Barack Obama speaks on the economy as Vice president elect Joseph Biden (L) and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (C) listen at Obama's first news conference since winning the election, at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
US President elect Barack Obama (L) speaks on the economy at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Listening to Obama are Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons (R), Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (2-R) and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker (2-L) EPA/TANNEN MAURY
President elect Barack Obama speaks on the economy at his first news conference since winning the election at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA 07 November 2008. Obama and Vice president elect Joseph Biden met earlier with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
