As Democrats fear rout, Obama launches new jobs push
US President Barack Obama Monday promised more than 50 billion dollars to create jobs rebuilding roads, railways and airports, targeting huge unemployment and ripping resurgent Republicans.

Obama to meet ASEAN leaders in New York
President Barack Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders this month in New York, the White House said Friday, as the United States tries to bolster its role in a region faced with a rising China.

Obama ends Iraq combat, calls for rebuilding at home
President Barack Obama Tuesday declared an end to US combat in Iraq, saying its people must now take the lead in charting their destiny as Americans turn to rebuilding their own battered nation.

Obama visits US troops, plans Bush call ahead of Iraq speech
US President Barack Obama met Monday with wounded US soldiers and prepared to call his predecessor George W. Bush a day ahead of an address marking the official end of the US combat mission in Iraq.

'Misinformation' behind mislabel as Muslim: Obama
US President Barack Obama blamed a "network of misinformation" for keeping alive persistent rumors that he is Muslim, but he shrugged off the misconception as being out of his control.

Obama hails New Orleans 'resilience' post-Katrina
US President Barack Obama, marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, praised the city's resilience and pledged support for rebuilding "until the job is done."

Full plate awaits Obama on his return from vacation
The anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the withdrawal from Iraq, Mideast peace talks, and a shaky economy two months before mid-term elections: President Barack Obama's returns from vacation to a full plate of problems.

Obama, daughters go book shopping in Martha's Vineyard
President Barack Obama and his two daughters went book shopping Friday on the first outing of their 10-day vacation in Massachusetts' upscale Martha's Vineyard, witnesses said.

Obama, daughter swim in Gulf in act of reassurance
US President Barack Obama and his daughter have taken a dip in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to reassure Americans that, despite a massive oil spill, its waters remain safe for tourists.