9 For '09

What would you ask President-elect Obama to do On Day One?

Join the debate! From our energy crisis to the war in the Iraq, tell our next president your ideas for improving American leadership in the world.

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Mark Leon Goldberg at 11/20/2008 12:52AM

John Boonstra at 11/19/2008 5:38PM

A sneak preview of an ad, signed by dozens of Republican and Democratic foreign policy luminaries, that will run in Thursday's New York Times.

John Boonstra at 11/18/2008 11:07AM

RealClearWorld asks what country -- or entity -- will pose Barack Obama's first foreign policy challenge.

Explore Better World Campaign:

Michael Coles at 3/7/2008 11:45AM

tags: Climate and Energy, foreign, gas, oil, social security

To accomplish this goal, the next president should raise the price of gas to $5 per gallon and reduce the regressive social security tax.