Photos: The Obama Presidency, January, 20th 2010

[Clio the Leo]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/20/first-lady-mentor">The First Lady, Mentor
Jehzan Blake, 9, of Portland, Ore. , is urged to smile for a photo with his mentor Willie Welch, right, also of Portland, during an event to honor National Mentoring Month, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama addressed the group later.


First lady Michelle Obama gives a thumbs up as she walk into the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20,2010, with Little Brother of the Year Anthony Saldana of Austin, Texas, for an event honoring National Mentoring Month.




President Barack Obama waits to be introduced to speak at an event honoring National Mentoring Month, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.



U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and his wife Becky Gates pose for a photograph in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Gates' visit is the first high-level contact between the United States and India since Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was honored with the Obama administration's first full state visit and dinner in November.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31744.html">Michelle Obama calls for fight against child obesity
First lady Michelle Obama addresses the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.




http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/20/blocking-government-contracts-tax-cheats">Blocking Government Contracts for Tax Cheats
President Barack Obama signs a presidential directive ordering a new crackdown on federal contractors who don't pay their taxes, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. From left are: Chief Performance Officer of the U.S. Jeffrey Zients; IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman; Vice President Joe Biden; and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.


http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/20/dispatch-airman-haiti-one-life-a-time">Dispatch from an Airman in Haiti -- "One Life at a Time"
A man wearing a t-shirt with an image of U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he walks at a damaged area in downtown Port-au-Prince January 20, 2010. A new earthquake shook the devastated Haitian capital on Wednesday morning, creating panic among survivors of last week's devastating quake camped out in the streets but apparently causing no new destruction.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph">List of Haiti Aid Organizations YOU can Donate to Now.

[roguevalley]

1. Michelle is awesome as usual, the children are sweet, the Gates

look cute and I feel horror for Haiti. Another day on planet earth. I would enjoy Barack's pictures more later. Right now, disappointment and longing for the days when dems had backbone is overtaking me. Maybe tomorrow.

[secondwind]

2. I agree with you 100%.....cannot imagine that we will not be able to do anything because

of one seat less in the Senate. It's mindboggling.

[Clio the Leo]

3. hence the ....

[HopeOverFear]

4. you can't enjoy barack's picture because of losing a state election?

how stupid is that?