Weekly Address: The Olympic Spirit, the Spirit of Bipartisanship, and Health Reform - February 27, 2010

The President Holds an Open Discussion Across the Aisle

Poll: A grouchy public sticking with Obama - November 12, 2009 - President Barack Obama still has the public approval of a majority of Americans, but he finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country.

Obama Issues Directive to Shut Down Guantánamo - January 22, 2009 - WASHINGTON — President Obama signed executive orders Thursday directing the Central Intelligence Agency to shut what remains of its network of secret prisons and ordering the closing of the Guantánamo detention camp within a year, government officials said.

Video of Obama's First (Real) Day on The Job - January 22, 2009 - These "100 Seconds" features aren't always interesting, but this one really captures the feel of Obama's first day on the job:

President Obama makes his way to new office - January 20, 2009 - Inaugural parade heads to White House, celebrating first black U.S. leader

The Obama era starts now - January 20, 2009 - With goodwill behind him -- and crisis ahead -- it's time for the incoming president to show us what he's got.

For Obama, high hopes and a global honeymoon - January 20, 2009 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama enters the White House on Tuesday with enough foreign goodwill to buy at least a brief global honeymoon as he wades into the crush of international crises awaiting his attention

Obama honors King on final pre-presidency day - January 19, 2009 - WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off a rollicking celebration in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama is shaping the final day of his pre-presidential life around another giant figure, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Obama inauguration promises end to the arrogance of power - January 18, 2009 - When he was still mayor of London, until last May, Ken Livingstone called Robert Tuttle, the American ambassador to Britain, a "venal little crook." Livingstone was partly right. In fairness to Tuttle, the venality was U.S. policy.

Obama stimulus plan not sure bet to heal economy - January 18, 2009 - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama and his congressional allies are gambling that the largest public spending program since World War II and a new round of tax cuts will pry the economy from the recession's iron grip and avert another Depression.

As challenges mount, ardor for Obama cools - January 18, 2009 - An impatient world wonders how much the president-elect can deliver

Obama calls for 'perfecting our union' along ceremonial route to inauguration - January 17, 2009 - BALTIMORE, Md. -- President-elect Barack Obama steamed along Saturday from Philadelphia to the nation's capital on a four-stop train tour that drew thousands along the way and paid homage to the arduous inaugural journey made by his political hero Abraham Lincoln 148 years ago.

Obama completes train tour; presidency looms ahead - January 17, 2009 - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama has arrived in Washington at the end of a majestic train ride across the frigid mid-Atlantic seaboard, moving another step closer to the presidency.

Obama Pledges Entitlement Reform - January 16, 2009 - President-Elect Says He'll Reshape Social Security, Medicare Programs

Obama gets first major win with TARP - January 15, 2009 - Not yet in the White House but working the phones as if he were, Barack Obama won a crucial Senate vote Thursday clearing the release of $350 billion more in bailout funds from the Treasury Department’s controversial financial rescue program.

What Obama Means to the World - January 15, 2009 - When author and screenwriter Ronan Bennett was wrongfully imprisoned by the British in the infamous Long Kesh in Northern Ireland in the early '70s, a number of books made the rounds among the Irish Republican prisoners.

Senate OKs release of unspent bailout funds - January 15, 2009 - Congress clears way for Obama to launch massive economic recovery plan

Obama, Stimulus Proposals Enjoy Broad Backing in Poll - January 15, 2009 - WASHINGTON -- Americans support the economic-stimulus plan being pushed by President-elect Barack Obama but worry the government will spend too much money and widen the budget deficit, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found.

Who's Who on Obama's Dream Team - January 15, 2009 - Remember These Faces: A Look at Picks, Top Contenders for Obama Administration

Fed Backs Obama's Bailout Request - January 14, 2009 - Officials Detail Plan To Overhaul Rescue

Obama Would Spend Bailout Funds on Housing Crisis - January 14, 2009 - Obama would spend last bailout funds on expanded lending, reducing foreclosures, lawmakers say

Obama Faces Rebellion From Democrats on Stimulus, Nominations - January 14, 2009 - (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama, looking to get his administration off to a fast start when he takes office next week, is drawing fire from members of his own party on Capitol Hill.