President Obama warned Monday that the effects of Hurricane Irene will continue to be felt for some time. Obama, speaking in the Rose Garden, noted that much of New England continues to battle flooding caused by the hurricane, which left destruction from North Carolina to Maine. Much of the country is trying to “deal with the impact and aftermath” of the storm, the president said before introducing Alan Krueger, his nominee as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. “It's going to take time to recover from a storm of this magnitude,” Obama said.