US President-elect Barack Obama speaks as he presents his choices for his newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. Paul Volcker (L), 81, will be the chair of the panel and Austan Goolsbee (not pictured) will serve as its staff director. Reuters Pictures 12 months ago

US President-elect Barack Obama speaks as he presents his choices for his newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. Paul Volcker (L), 81, will be the chair of the panel and Austan Goolsbee (not pictured) will serve as its staff director.

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