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Obama's Approval Rating Tanks as Gas Prices Soar [VIDEO]

Apr 26th 2011 – 9:03AM
Reed Saxon, AP

Reed Saxon, AP

Gas Prices Loom as Re-Election Obstacle for Obama

Apr 23rd 2011 – 9:56PM
Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

WASHINGTON - With gas prices climbing and little relief in sight, President Barack Obama is scrambling to get ahead of the latest potential obstacle to his re-election bid, even as Republicans are making plans to exploit the issue. No one seems more aware of the electoral peril than Obama himself. "My poll numbers go up...

Obama's Deficit Plans Run Into Economic Reality

Apr 22nd 2011 – 7:12AM
Eric Thayer, Getty Images

Eric Thayer, Getty Images

LOS ANGELES -- President Barack Obama headed west to sell his big picture deficit-reduction plan. But many people are waiting for a quick fix to their own economic problems caused chiefly by persistent unemployment and the crippled housing market. Audiences in California and Nevada understood why it's important to get a...

Obama: 'Change Turned Out to Be a Lot Tougher Than Expected'

Apr 21st 2011 – 3:48PM
Mandel Ngan, AFP / Getty Images

Mandel Ngan, AFP / Getty Images

SAN FRANCISCO -- President Barack Obama told supporters on Thursday he is pressing ahead with his agenda in a difficult political environment in Washington and that "change turned out to be a lot tougher than expected." Obama addressed about 200 people who paid up to $35,800 apiece for the fundraiser at a San Francisco...

Background on President Obama

The Presidency of Barack Obama began at noon EST on January 20, 2009, when he became the 44th President of the United States.

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