Wednesday, November 25, 2009

President Obama

Why Obama Will Need to Show He Is a Fighter

Obama is a conciliator, but sometimes a president must come out swinging to get his way in Washington

Posted January 25, 2009
In his first public act in office, President Barack Obama signed five executive orders, including ones instituting new limits on lobbyists and freezing salaries of high-paid aids.

In his first public act in office, President Barack Obama signed five executive orders, including ones instituting new limits on lobbyists and freezing salaries of high-paid aids. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)

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President Barack Obama speaks about combat troop level reductions in Iraq as he addresses military personnel at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

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