AP: “President-elect Obama said Friday that the country is facing the greatest economic challenge in a lifetime and ‘we’re going to have to act swiftly to resolve it.’”

NY Times: “President-elect Barack Obama called on Friday for the Bush administration and Congress to enact an economic-stimulus package, and he pledged to confront the country’s economic crisis ‘head on’ the moment he is sworn in on Jan. 20.”

WashPost: “President-elect Barack Obama today vowed to meet the nation’s economic crisis ‘head on’ once he takes office and said he wants a new economic stimulus package to be implemented ‘sooner rather than later.’”