January 2nd, 2011

The Year In Numbers For Obama: A Breakdown In Numbers Of Obama's Presidential Activities

Posted by: Barry Secrest
Published on January 2nd, 2011 @ 11:02:38 pm , using 316 words

Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources

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CBS News

WASHINGTON - No numbers in the year just ending are more consequential for President Obama than the results of the midterm elections. His party lost seats in the Senate and its majority in the House. The full impact of those numbers will only start to be felt when the 112th Congress convenes next Wednesday.

But other numbers from 2010 add shading and perspective to other aspects of the second year of the Obama presidency:

Speeches, statements and remarks: 491

-Since taking office: 883

News conferences and press availabilities: 27

-Formal, solo White House Press Conferences: 6

-Since taking office: 69 total, 11 WH.

Town hall meetings: 17

-Since taking office: 40

-Backyard chats: 7

Domestic trips: 65 spanning 104 days

-Since taking office: 111 spanning 176 days

States visited for the first time: 9

-Since taking office: 38

Vacation trips: 6 (all or part of 32 days)

-Since taking office: 10 spanning 58 days

Foreign trips: 6 trips to 8 countries spanning 22 days.

-Since taking office: 16 trips to 25 countries spanning 70 days.

Flights on Air Force One: 172

-Since taking office: 328

Flights on Marine One: 196

-Since taking office: 386

Unemployment Rates:

-January 8 2010: 10 percent.

-December 3, 2010: 9.8 percent.

National Debt in 2010: Up $1.56-trillion

-January 1, 2010: $12.311-trillion

-December 28, 2010: $13.871-trillion

Bills signed in 2010: 203.

-Since taking office: 329.

Cabinet meetings: 6

-Since taking office: 12

Visits to Camp David:

-In 2010: 4 visits, 8 days.

-Since taking office: 15 visits: 35 days.

Recreation:

-Golf: 29 rounds in 2010

-Since taking office: 57 rounds.

-Basketball: 20 basketball outings.

-Since taking office: 28

Interviews: 107 in 2010

-Since taking office: 254

Meetings with foreign leaders: In 2010, President Obama had face-to-face meetings with 61 foreign leaders, 30 for the first time.

Days of no appearances: 24

-Since taking office: 45

Presidential pardons: 9

-President Obama granted the first and only pardons of his presidency on Dec 3, 2010.

Mark Knoller is a CBS News White House correspondent. You can read more of his posts in Hotsheet here. You can also follow him on Twitter here.

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Comment from: Tenis [Visitor] · http://tenis-tenis.com

Ironic that Mr. Obama pressed for more rail service: Amtrak promised to add a third roundtrip train from Washington to Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula. A week ago, the Daily Press reported that there was $29 million in unspent interstate highway funds that were intended to build an on- and off-ramp to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. - Tenis

01/27/11 @ 00:12

Comment from: Frisbee [Visitor] · http://frisbee-frisbee.com

The National deficit is now higher than it ever has been and Obama still wants to raise federal spending limits. How is that for irony? - Frisbee

01/27/11 @ 00:51

Comment from: Rugby Store [Visitor] · http://rugbystore-rugby.com

Obama mentioned 100,000 troops returned from Iraq, but neglected to mention the 50,000 who remain. The President mentioned how our civilians â€œwill forge a lasting partnership with the Iraqi people,â€™â€™ but did not express that they can only move about the country in a military convoy. If, or when, we leave that devastated country, we will leave it with millions of unemployed, angry people who cannot possibly contribute to their own security, let alone ours.

01/27/11 @ 01:15

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