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US President Barack Obama said the latest surge in job losses ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama said the latest surge in job losses was 'sobering,' after new government figures pushed the unemployment rate to a new 26-year high of 9.5 percent. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

A job seeker sits near an employment bulletin board at the New ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - A job seeker sits near an employment bulletin board at the New York State Labor Department's Division of Employment Services in New York City. President Barack Obama said he was confident the US economy would recover, despite new data showing unemployment at a 26-year-high of 9.5 percent, which dampened hopes of a quick rebound. Photo:Chris Hondros/AFP

President Barack Obama walks away from the podium after delivering ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:26:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Barack Obama walks away from the podium after delivering remarks highlighting innovative non profits programs, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks about innovation ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks about innovation and jobs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)

US President Barack Obama, standing alongside the leaders of ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama, standing alongside the leaders of companies throughout the US and administration officials at the White House, said the latest surge in job losses was 'sobering,' after new government figures pushed the unemployment rate to a new 26-year high of 9.5 percent. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about innovation and job ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about innovation and job creation at the White House in Washington July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

US President Barack Obama, seen here on July 1, 2009, was 'deeply ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama, seen here on July 1, 2009, was 'deeply disappointed' by the country's jobless figures which pushed the unemployment rate to a 26-year high, his spokesman said Thursday. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about innovation and and ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about innovation and and job creation following a meeting with the leaders of big and large companies which have created jobs during this economy in Washington July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a forum on healthcare ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a forum on healthcare at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

President Barack Obama prepares to leave following his interview ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Barack Obama prepares to leave following his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

US President Barack Obama, seen here on July 01, 2009, leaves ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama, seen here on July 01, 2009, leaves for Russia Sunday, seeking to honor a US vow to 'reset' strained but tentatively easing ties with Moscow and to muster a united front against Iran's nuclear program. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during a town hall meeting ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during a town hall meeting held at Fox Senior High School in Arnold, Missouri, April 29, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with U.S. President ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama on the phone in the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow, June 30, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov

U.S. Marines in Afghanistan are shown in this file photo. Thousands ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:38:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - U.S. Marines in Afghanistan are shown in this file photo. Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages of southern Afghanistan with armour and helicopters Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Guttenfelder

U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about climate change ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about climate change legislation at the White House in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

U.S. President Barack Obama comforts cancer patient Debby Smith ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama comforts cancer patient Debby Smith of Appalachia, Virginia, during a forum on healthcare at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Barack Obama comforts cancer patient Debby Smith ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:13:00 GMT

Senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama Valerie Jarrett ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama Valerie Jarrett listens as Obama speaks during a forum on healthcare at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a forum on healthcare ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a forum on healthcare at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)

U.S. President Barack Obama hugs cancer patient Debby Smith ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama hugs cancer patient Debby Smith of Appalachia, Virginia, during a forum on health care at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes the hands of the crowd after ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama shakes the hands of the crowd after his speech about health care at an online town hall meeting at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)

U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at a reception with ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at a reception with National Finance Committee members in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

U.S. President Barack Obama talks about health care during an ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama talks about health care during an online town hall meeting at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)

U.S. President Barack Obama takes a question from a woman with ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama takes a question from a woman with cancer (L) as he talks about health care at an online town hall meeting at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)

US President Barack Obama (R) speaking with Russian President ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (R) speaking with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in London in April 2009. Obama and Medvedev discussed issues set to dominate their upcoming summit, the White House said Wednesday, a day after their conversation. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

REFILE - ADDING DATE Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - ADDING DATE Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks about U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to continue the suspension of Bolivia from the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) program during a news conference in La Paz, July 1, 2009. Former U.S. president George W. Bush suspended Bolivia from the program and in a report to Congress on June 30, Obama declined to lift his predecessor's suspension because of 'explicit acceptance and encouragement of coca production at the highest levels of Bolivian government,' the report said. REUTERS/Gaston Brito (BOLIVIA POLITICS SOCIETY)

Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks about U.S. President Barack ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks about U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to continue the suspension of Bolivia from the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) program for Bolivia during a news conference in La Paz. Former president George W. Bush suspended Bolivia from the program and in a report to Congress on Tuesday, Obama declined to lift his predecessor's suspension because of 'explicit acceptance and encouragement of coca production at the highest levels of Bolivian government,' the report said. REUTERS/Gaston Brito (BOLIVIA POLITICS SOCIETY)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with U.S. President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama on the phone in the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow, June 30, 2009. Obama travels to Moscow next week for talks intended to 'reset' relations with Russia. Picture taken June 30, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA POLITICS)

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the East Room ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

President Barack Obama makes remarks at a reception with National ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama makes remarks at a reception with National Finance Committee members in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests after delivering remarks ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests after delivering remarks about innovative non-profit programs in the East Room at the White House in Washington June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver remarks about ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver remarks about innovative non-profit programs, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama talks about non-profit organizations ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama talks about non-profit organizations and helping the communities in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at a reception with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at a reception with National Finance Committee members in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to guests at a reception ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to guests at a reception with National Finance Committee members in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)

A guest records US President Barack Obama as he speaks while ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - A guest records US President Barack Obama as he speaks while hosting an event for LGBT Pride Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama on Monday urged gay and lesbian activists to judge him on results, following some complaints that he has been slow to honor promises to fight for equal rights. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shares a laugh with Colombia's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shares a laugh with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a reception for LGBT Pride ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a reception for LGBT Pride Month, as first lady Michelle Obama looks on, in the East Room at the White House in Washington June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Colombia's President ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Colombia's President ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests as he arrives to address ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests as he arrives to address a reception for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Pride Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES)

U.S. President Barack Obama shares a laugh with first lady Michelle ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama shares a laugh with first lady Michelle Obama as he addresses a reception for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Pride Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS SOCIETY)