Obama’s First Month In Office, By The Numbers
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He’s still new on the job and getting a feel for its perks and peculiarities. He now knows he’s not supposed to stop and shake the hand of the U.S. Marine corporal saluting him at the steps of Marine One. But Mr. Obama also knows that as Commander-in-Chief, no one can tell him not to do it.
There are many ways to assess his first month in office. And here are some numbers – in no particular order - from the CBS News database.
Days in Office: 32
Oaths of Office Taken: 2
(One at the Inauguration, and a re-do the next day because Chief Justice Roberts misplaced the word “faithfully.”)
States Visited: 7
(Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Arizona)
Flights on Marine One: 16
Flights on Air Force One: 16
Bill-signing Ceremonies: 3
(Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorzation Act, or S-CHIP; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka the stimulus bill)
Increase in the National Debt: $163-billion
(to $10.789-trillion)
