Photos: "another stone firmly laid in the foundation of the American Dream." (The Obama Presidency.)

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Photos: "another stone firmly laid in the foundation of the American Dream." (The Obama Presidency.)

(... Days 426 & 427.)

"In the end, what this day represents is another stone firmly laid in the foundation of the American Dream. Tonight, we answered the call of history as so many generations of Americans have before us. When faced with crisis, we did not shrink from our challenge -- we overcame it. We did not avoid our responsibility -- we embraced it. We did not fear our future -- we shaped it." President Barack Obama

A child walks in front of a graffiti reading "Obama we need change" in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, March 21, 2010.

This photo provided by the White House taken Sunday, March 21, 2010, shows President Barack Obama talking on the phone with a member of Congress in the Chief of Staff's office at the White House. Aides, from left are, Phil Schiliro, Sean Sweeney, Rahm Emanuel, Jim Messina, and Dan Turton.

Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (L), and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) appear on "Meet the Press"

Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) carries the gavel that was used when Medicare was passed while marching with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L), Rep. John Larson (D-CT), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and other members of the Democratic Caucus from the Cannon House Office Building to the U.S. Captiol

Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, head of a group of pro-life Democrats, reads a copy of an Executive Order banning the use of Federal funds for abortions, which will be signed by President Barack Obama, during a press conference before the US House of Representatives votes on health care reform at the Capitol in Washington on March 21, 2010.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R) laughs with other Democratic representatives during a night news conference on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2010. Most leading US newspapers Monday backed health care reform legislation championed by President Barack Obama, saying it amounted to a major change in American society.'

President Barack Obama arrives with Vice President Joseph Biden to make a statement to the nation Sunday night following the final vote in the House of Representatives for comprehensive health care legislation, in the East Room of the White House

Members of U.S. President Barack Obama staff watch as he delivers remarks from the East Room of the White House after passage of Obama's health care reform legislation in a historic vote March 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The legislation is the signature piece of Obama�s domestic policy agenda and has eluded U.S. presidents dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. Pictured are David Axelrod (L), Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (2nd R) and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (R).

WASHINGTON - MARCH 22: Surrounded by Democratic House members, (L-R) House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) applaud as U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) stands up after she signed the Senate Health Reform bill March 22, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House has passed the Senate version of the legislation the night before by a vote of 219 to 212. U.S. President Barack Obama intends to sign the measure on Tuesday.

Show me the ruins of the buildings, once so tall
And I'll show you a young man
with so many reasons why
And there but for fortune go you and I, you and I.

Haiti's President Rene Preval, center, former President George W. Bush, right, and former President and U.N. special envoy for Haiti Bill Clinton stand next to the remains of the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clinton and Bush are on a one-day visit to Haiti to assess recovery needs, after being tapped by President Barack Obama to spearhead U.S. fundraising in response to the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.

Women line up during a food distribution by aid organizations in Port-au-Prince, Monday, March 22, 2010.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 21: Protestors participate in a 'March For America' demonstration calling for immigration reform March 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. According to the organizers of the 'March for America' hundreds of groups from almost every state are taking part to march for immigration reform from the National Mall to RFK Stadium.