VOA NEWS: PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA TO GET FIRST INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING
November 05, 2008
November 05, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
U.S. officials say the new president-elect of the United States, Barack Obama, will have his first classified intelligence briefing this week.
Top officials from the Central Intelligence Agency will deliver the briefing Thursday, giving Mr. Obama information he never had access to as a senator.
When he takes office in January, Mr. Obama will face the daunting challenges of two wars . . .
U.S. officials say the new president-elect of the United States, Barack Obama, will have his first classified intelligence briefing this week.
Top officials from the Central Intelligence Agency will deliver the briefing Thursday, giving Mr. Obama information he never had access to as a senator.
When he takes office in January, Mr. Obama will face the daunting challenges of two wars . . .