Is Obama America’s First Co-President?

"We only have one president at a time." That's what Barack Obama said in his first press conference after defeating John McCain on Nov. 4. But in the four weeks since he became president-elect, the omnipresent Obama has taken the lead -- and some say the reins -- from President Bush.

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Presidential historians and political analysts say they cannot recall a time in the past 75 years when a president-elect has had so large a role as Obama, whose growing transition team often appears more prominent than the actual team in power. "There is really only one de facto president, and we finally have accepted that -- that it's Obama," said FOX News contributor Fred Barnes, executive editor of the Weekly Standard. More...

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