Day One: Obama Faces A Cold War Threat And A Warning From Israel -- The Daily MailBarack Obama was confronting a looming international crisis just hours after his White House election triumph.
The U.S. President-elect faced a triple threat with Russia, Israel and Afghanistan all threatening to test his mettle.
Locked away in his Chicago home, Mr Obama received his first national security intelligence briefing yesterday as he wrestled with appointments for his Cabinet.
He ventured out twice, once to visit his local gym and then his downtown offices.
Each time he was escorted by a convoy of black vehicles carrying heavily armed secret service agents.
Aides said he planned no public appearances until later in the week.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was first to lay down a challenge to America's new leader - by increasing tension in a stand off reminiscent of the Cold War.
In a provocative speech from the Kremlin, he threatened to base warheads along the Polish border if Mr Obama goes forward with a Bush administration plan to create a missile shield in Eastern Europe.
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My Comment: Mr. President-Elect .... good luck on this job.
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