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The article presents an overview of political support which U.S. President Barack Obama received from both poor and very wealthy Democrats before and after his election. A discussion of the views that wealthy and poor Democrats have on health care reform and the bailout of the U.S. financial system is presented. The impact that both groups may have on Obama's political career in the future is discussed.

The article discusses the bailout and nationalization of General Motors (GM) by the U.S. government. U.S. President Barack Obama indicated that the U.S. is a "reluctant shareholder." The total amount of money the U.S. has invested in GM is $50 billion as of June 2009. Whether or not U.S. taxpayers will experience a return on their investment is also discussed.

The article focuses on the impact of the financial stimulus package proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama on education in the country. In addition to other subsidies, there is more than $30 billion dedicated to affordability initiatives for secondary education. Early childhood development programs will receive $3 billion and $12.2 billion is allocated to special education.

The article focuses on the impact of a financial stimulus package proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama on economic infrastructure building in the country. The most obvious beneficiary of the stimulus package is traditional construction infrastructure needs. The U.S. Department of Transportation will fund over $45 billion in transportation projects for state and local governments.

The article presents the author' comments on the impact of the financial stimulus package by U.S. President Barack Obama on the health care industry in the country. According to the author, the package is not expected to solve long-term problems associated with the Medicaid system. The author says that it will help unemployed workers.

The article presents several views on the infrastructure stimulus package of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and the proposed bailouts to support businesses. Survey respondents believe that bailouts are not the answer to the financial crisis, however, they considered Obama's infrastructure stimulus package as possible answer to the economic problem of the country. Industry leaders expect Obama to face difficulties in implementing the infrastructure stimulus package due to budget shortfall.

In this article, the author discusses the failure of U.S. President Barack Obama to implement his 800 billion dollar stimulus package. The author emphasized that Barack was not able to revisit the Military Commissions Act, Patriot Act and National Security Agency (NSA) spying law due to the declination of bank bailout funds. It states that many of the citizens got angry about this issue.

The article presents several views on the auto bailout plan of U.S. President George Bush administration. Economist Walter Williams believes that the implementation of the auto bailout will let others fall back on specious reasoning. Columnist Mark Steyn highlights the United Auto Workers union (UAW) and poor corporate management and marketing as factors that hurdle the automobile industry to recovery its losses

The article reports on the issue concerning the plan to impose the bailout system in the U.S. securities market. President George B. Bush is urging the Congress to pass a proposed $700-billion, taxpayer-backed bailout system to save the looming Wall Street activity. On the other hand, other financial analysts see the plan to cause disastrous impact to the financial activity.

The article contends that the auto bailout is assisting U.S. President Barack Obama lure the votes of such blue-collar states as Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ohio is reportedly at the top of the must-win list for both Obama and rival Mitt Romey, and it has over 800,000 jobs directly or indirectly associated with cars. While Romney wins higher in polls on economic expertise, Obama allegedly outperforms him on likability and on who cares more about the problems of everyday Americans.

The article contends that the economic recovery plan of U.S. President Barack Obama was largely founded on placating the gods of the markets he did not totally comprehend. Obama allegedly gambled that a bailout of Wall Street would be adequate. In spite of this presidential appeasement, banks reportedly have done not more but even less lending, slashing it by 4.1%. In addition, recent data suggest that the government's other efforts to appease American business, such as the offers from an 800 billion U.S. dollars stimulus plan, do not seem to be working.

The article explores several political realities being faced by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. The first is the Republican universe in which nearly all his policies have been wrong, including the economic stimulus plan and the bailouts of banks. The second is the Democratic universe which considers Obama as the president who brings needed reform to U.S. politics. The universe of the centrist is comprised of the independent and loosely aligned voters.

The author comments on the position of U.S. President Barack Obama on the U.S. financial industry. He disputes the statement of Obama that taxpayers earned a return on their investment in banks that have accepted federal bailout money. He points out that Obama and his advisers are not willing to break up banks that threaten the financial system. He proposes that government leaders should stop cooperating with the financial industry and start pressing for changes.

The article explores the challenge facing U.S. President Barack Obama in convincing elderly people to accept his health care reform proposals. Some of the concerns raised by seniors with regards to Obama's proposals include that his plans will reduce their coverage and increase their costs. It relates that only 35 percent of people 65 and older approve of Obama's handling of healthcare, according to a "Washington Post"/"ABC News" poll in August 2009. Seniors are also concerned about Obama's piling debt and his bailouts for banks and automakers.

The article analyzes the increasing criticisms against U.S. President Barack Obama and his health care proposals. The health care issue has also led to other criticisms on areas like Obama's expansion of government power, corporate bailouts, and vast increases in the federal debt. As a result, Republicans appear to be energized according to Ken Duberstein, the former White House chief of staff for Ronald Reagan, and are able to pull down the president's job-approval ratings. It is believed that Obama can win back the support if the economy recovers.

The article reports on the move of the Barack Obama administration on not to help the CIT Group Inc., a struggling commercial lender on the threshold of bankruptcy in the U.S. According to a Treasury Department spokeswoman, during the times of financial stress, they believe that there is a very high threshold for exceptional government assistance to individual companies. Moreover, it notes that the government left the company with few options other than bankruptcy.

The article presents the results of a U.S. Congressional Insiders Poll on support for the way the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is handling General Motors and Chrysler. Eighty-nine percent of Democrats said they support the Obama administration's handling of the financial problems of the automakers. On the other hand, majority of Republican respondents did not favor the Obama administration's move to help the automakers.

The article reports on the mixed reactions by lawmakers on the decision of U.S. President Barack Obama to place rigorous conditions on financial aid to General Motors Corp. (GM) and Chrysler LLC. The decision was based on findings of the White House auto task force that the automakers' restructuring plans were insufficient. Candice S. Miller said the task force showed they knew better how to run the organizations. Thaddeus McCotter claimed that GM was treated differently than bailed out banks.

The article reports on the rejection of pleas from General Motors and Chrysler for more aid by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. General Motors is seeking up to 25 billion U.S. dollars in additional loans, while Chrysler is requesting for 11 billion U.S. dollar additional bailout. General Motors has been asked to submit reorganization plans and Chrysler has been encouraged to complete a merger with Italian automaker Fiat.

This article reveals that based on a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted in mid-March 2009 support for the economic stimulus plan of U.S. President Barack Obama is declining despite Obama's full campaign efforts. Respondents in the March poll gave 54% support for the stimulus plan, down from 60% in February 2009 poll. However, the same poll reveals that Obama remains popular with 64% job approval rating. It presents information on the views of the public about failing banks.

The author discusses the issue of unfairness over the U.S. federal government's bailout of financial institutions that are also the culprit or contributed to the financial crisis and recession facing the country. He explains that U.S. President Barack Obama is simply focused on convincing the public that his solution to the problem might be not fair but that is the best for the future of the country. He says that this could be tough sell for Obama and what he needs is to argue that fairness lies in the future.

This article discusses how the scandal involving the bonuses of executives at the American International Group (AIG), which has received large U.S. federal government bailout, might impact the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. It explains that is yet no indication that the scandal which has outraged the public will damage the public image of Obama but it is expected to dissuade the U.S. Congress from allocating more money needed to stabilize the banking system. It is expected that Obama will impose stricter conditions for bailouts.

The article features Larry Summers, director of the White House National Economic Council. Summers is considered as U.S. President Barack Obama's designated thinker as he relies on Summers for advice on several issues including the budget, energy policy, and healthcare reform. Despite his reputation as a thinker, he is criticized on the bailout of the insurance firm American International Group.

The author contends that the economic stimulus bill signed by U.S. President Barack Obama falls short of what the country needs to deal with recession. He expects that Obama will request additional funds from Congress to lift the economy. He explains that the manner by which the Congress approved the stimulus bill is unsual in that it the bill's details wereve never examined and legislators did not seem to have read the bill at all. He says that thought the stimulus bill is lacking it is good and can be expected to help the economy.

The article reports on the issues concerning the $800 billion stimulus package proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama. Republican Senator David Vitter and Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu have voted against the federal stimulus package. Vitter believes that Obama's stimulus package would lead to traditional Washington spending projects.

The author suggests that U.S. President Barack Obama should recast the debate surrounding the economic stimulus package bill by reaffirming his commitment to long-term fiscal discipline. He cites one veteran Democratic as admitting that Democrats seem to be losing the framing of what the economic stimulus bill is. The economic stimulus plan of Obama directs funds toward both short-term stimulus, such as tax cuts and payments to states and long-term investment in health care, energy, education and infrastructure.

The article reports that U.S. President Barack Obama imposed a $500,000 executive pay cap on firms who receive government financial-rescue money. It cites that the move made by Obama comes from a national outcry over the extravagant bonuses of executives. Moreover, it also indicates on the $18 billion worth of bonuses on Wall Street executives in 2008.

The author compares the economic stimulus bill of new U.S. President Barack Obama to the economic policies of previous presidents. The bill is said to provide relief for umemployed workers, local governments and infrastructure and would boost long-term public investment. Based on the Office of Management and Budget data, he notes that Bill Clinton increased public investment over George H. W. Bush by $176 billion on two terms. He likens the tax cuts of Obama to the ones implemented by Ronald Reagan.

The article discusses the debates over the stimulus package of President Barack Obama in the U.S. As the U.S. House of Representatives vote for the $835 billion fiscal stimulus bill, debates between the pro-stimulus and anti-stimulus economists occurred. The pro-stimulus economists say the move has a positive impact on the economy, while the anti-stimulus economists argue that it is ambiguous, referring to the stimulus packaged in 1934, which did not succeed until 1939 before the World War II.

The article reports on the $25 billion bailout program proposed by President-elect Barack Obama for the automotive industry in the U.S. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. have suffered from the deepening recession. Obama promised to pass a stimulus bill if the present Congress will not include the industry in the $700 billion bailout package.

The article focuses on the need for U.S. President George W. Bush and his successor to work together to ease financial crisis. According to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr., he had asked presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama each to agree, if elected, to choose with him the permanent head of the government's $700 billion financial rescue agency. It cites the desire of Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute for International Economics for the easing of the crisis to continue during the transition.

The article announces the approval of the revised 700 billion U.S. dollar bailout package by the U.S. House of Representative in a 263-171 vote. The approval of the bailout package was applauded by President George W. Bush. Lawmakers were prompted to change their minds in favor of the bill due to several reasons, including fear of a global economic meltdown.