Exactly 11 years ago today, February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or the Recovery Act into law.

In a widely anticipated speech from Cairo, President Obama on June 4, 2009, called for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims." From the coffee shops of Lebanon and Saudi Arabia ...

President Obama is having a 55th birthday mega-bash Friday night at the White House, featuring a roster of A-list entertainers including Jay Z, Beyoncé and Oprah Winfrey, according to news reports.

President Barack Obama walked into the White House with good will and loads of political capital to use in dealing with Congress. In this past year, The President’s approval ratings have slipped ...

President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009. [10] There is also no question that Guantanamo set back the moral authority that is America's strongest currency ...

Oct. 9, 2009— -- Acknowledging that he was "surprised and deeply humbled" by the news that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama today urged the international community to work ...

1. Democrats give Obama an approval rating of between 93% and 95% -- higher than they gave even Bill Clinton during his moments of passion. Moderate Democrats and liberal Democrats like Obama for ...

President Obama inherited a deeply distressed economy that necessitated a swift, decisive intervention, causing the deficit to rise to 9.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal year 2009.

Below is a transcript of President Obama's March 24, 2009, press conference, as released by the White House: PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody. Please have a seat. Good evening. Before I take ...