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For Obama, a Towering Economic To-Do List

The dismal state of the economy helped decide Tuesday's presidential election. And it almost certainly will dominate the early days of the Obama administration.

Few presidents have entered office with an economy in such turmoil. Reflecting worries that the worst may not be over, the stock market continues to languish, with a 5 percent decline on Wednesday, leaving it 35 percent below its peak last fall.

The Times provides an in-depth look at some of the crucial issues that economists say will test the new administration, and how it might address them.

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tower (BE TALL) Show phonetics
verb [I usually + adverb or preposition]
to be very tall or large, usually in an impressive way:
We turned the corner and there was the cathedral, towering in front of us.
See also tower above/over.

towering Show phonetics
adjective
1 LITERARY very high and impressive:
the towering walls of the Acropolis

2 very great:
a towering figure in the British art world
Laurence Olivier's Othello was a towering performance.