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Obama: "Government Is Going to Work"

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The newly sworn-in president tells ABC News in a brief interview at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball that the economy will top his "To Do" list.

Promises to hit the ground running Wednesday: "Government is going to work, we're going to make it work."

Read the transcript here.

Plus: Barack and Michelle Obama sit down with CBS News' Katie Couric before the Inauguration. Read excerpts here.

Watch the entire interview here.

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