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Obama to Contend With High Expectations   New president will have to contend with byproduct of his political success Price Declines in US Seen Boosting Risks of Deflation Deflation - an overall fall in price level is a phenomenon associated with depression of 1930s Vote Recount in Minnesota Senate Race Begins If Al Franken wins, Democrats will be just one vote away from filibuster-proof majority Al-Qaida Insults Obama, Uses Racial Slur in Web Message   Al-Qaida's second-in-command refers to US president-elect in Arabic as a 'house slave' in video posted on a militant Web site E-mail: Forward this E-mail Click here to unsubscribe from the VOA Daily World News Summary2 If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com