News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 month ago
President Obama, making his first visit to New Orleans on Thursday as president, confronted the impatience and frustration of a city still struggling to recover and rebuild four years after Hurricane Katrina and the resulting flooding ravaged the...
News Source: Denver Post
| about 1 month ago
President Barack Obama, appearing at a town-hall meeting in New Orleans on Thursday, repeatedly diverted from his prepared remarks to offer sharp-edged warnings aimed at political adversaries in Washington who oppose his health care efforts. "You...
News Source: The Advocate
| about 1 month ago
President Barack Obama promised New Orleans residents Thursday that by the end of his term in office, people will be able to see the results of his administration’s response in the city. “I want to get it right, and I want us to be ready,” he...
News Source: Washington Post
| about 1 month ago
How's everybody doing? (Applause.) Well, what a warm greeting -- I appreciate that, guys...I just want you to know that I am so appreciative that your school has been such a good host during my visit. I had a chance to meet some of the students, your...
News Source: Washington Post
| about 1 month ago
In his first visit here since taking office, President Obama sought Thursday to reassure frustrated residents that his administration is working aggressively to repair the hurricane-damaged city and return people to their jobs and homes. Speaking at...
News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 month ago
Barack Obama was met mostly with cheers in his brief and tightly scripted trip to this storm-ravaged city -- his first as chief executive. But he and his team were also repeatedly reminded of the daunting trouble awaiting anyone who would dare...