Obama’s Day: The president holds Cabinet meeting Friday, welcomes new citizens

October 3rd, 2009 Obamas celebrate anniversary with dinner outWASHINGTON — There was no trip to New York and no fancy outing as the Obamas celebrated their first wedding anniversary since they moved to the White House. Instead they kept it simple, with a dinner out Saturday night at an elegant, American-fare restaurant near Georgetown.

September 11th, 2009 Obamas observe 9/11 moment of silenceWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama observed a moment of silence in honor of 9/11 victims outside the White House as a single bugler played taps. A Washington rain came to a stop as the observance began at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first jetliner struck the World Trade Center on Sept.

July 28th, 2009 Obama Cabinet to meet at Blair House this weekendWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's Cabinet members are going to spend part of their weekend at work. The 22 officials with Cabinet rank plan to meet with White House senior staff at Blair House on Friday and Saturday.

July 7th, 2009 A glance at Obama's overseas itineraryA glance at President Barack Obama's itinerary for his overseas trip: FRIDAY, JULY 10, IN ITALY — Attends G-8 breakfast with African countries. — Attends G-8 session with African countries.

June 8th, 2009 Obama's Day: President, Cabinet meet on stimulusWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, back in Washington from Europe and the Middle East, is turning his focus to domestic policy. He'll be meeting Monday with his Cabinet on implementing the economic Recovery Act.

June 4th, 2009 Obamas to spend a family weekend in ParisWASHINGTON — It's a family weekend in Paris for the Obamas. A White House official says 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha will join their mother, first lady Michelle Obama, when she flies to Paris on Friday to join President Barack Obama.

June 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - New York's billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg has claimed that a dinner and Broadway undertaken by Barack Obama and his wife Michelle is a celebration of New York's affordable night life.I can't think of anything that is better as an advertisement for our tourism industry, for Broadway, for our restaurants, for saying that this is a safe city and an affordable city," Bloomberg said Monday. "The President doesn't get paid that much.

May 11th, 2009 Obama's Day: Health care, basketballWASHINGTON — Reforming the health care system to make it affordable for all Americans is one of President Barack Obama's top priorities. Obama plans to talk Monday about a health care industry offer of $2 trillion in spending reductions over 10 years to help pay for the program.

May 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair a cabinet meeting here Friday to review the functioning of various ministries, his media advisor Deepak Sandhu said. The meeting will take place against the backdrop of several ministers, including Sharad Pawar (agriculture), Lalu Prasad (railways) and Ram Vilas Paswan (Steel) seemingly distancing themselves from the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

April 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Obamas are out to make new traditions at the White House, and helping them out this endeavour is their social secretary Desiree Rogers, Valerie Jarrett, a White House senior adviser, and Susan Sher, associate counsel and adviser to US First Lady Michelle Obama. Since President Obama was sworn in on January 20 this year, the social office at the White House has run more than 60 events, with the Easter Egg Roll last week the most recent, a tradition on the South Lawn since 1878.

April 4th, 2009 LONDON - U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen to have a romantic evening with his wife Michelle rather than meet Czech politicians, after the First Couple arrives in Prague.

March 31st, 2009 NEW YORK - The Obamas are using their own money to renovate the White House, forgoing the 100,000 dollars in federal funds that is traditionally allotted to new presidents for such renovation projects. First Lady Michelle Obama''''s communications director Camille Johnston said that the Obamas, who are worth millions, will pay to overhaul the White House residence from their own pockets.

March 27th, 2009 MOSCOW - Pakistan Friday promised to cooperate with the US after President Barack Obama announced a new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, news agencies reported. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in Moscow on a visit, welcomed the new US strategy, saying the Obama administration's approach was 'very positive'.

February 21st, 2009 DHAKA - A voter in Bangladesh can cast a 'no vote' in an election if he or she is dissatisfied with all the candidates. This right was exercised during the ninth general election Dec 29 last year, but the total number of such votes was small, a media report said Friday.

February 19th, 2009 DHAKA - A voter in Bangladesh can cast a 'no vote' in an election if he or she is dissatisfied with all the candidates. This right was exercised during the ninth general election Dec 29 last year, but the total number of such votes was small, a media report said Friday.