Top 20 Political Stories of 2009
Obama Goes to Europe
Eight days, five countries, and a trip to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen: President Obama's springtime journey to Europe was his presidential coming out party on the world stage and, unofficially, a pointed reminder that President Bush, so unpopular in Europe, was no longer calling the shots. Concrete gains on international issues were few, but on this trip, at least, such concerns often seemed beside the point.
Author: CBS News Staff
Credit: AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool
