President Obama has had a busy September and October. Health care, Afghanistan–a Nobel Peace Prize! Here, the President and Vice President Biden pose with the Supreme Court on September 8 before the investiture ceremony for newly minted Justice Sonia Sotomayor. From left to right: Associate Justices Alito, Ginsburg, Kennedy, Stevens, Chief Justice Roberts, the President, the Vice President, Associate Justices Scalia, Thomas, Breyer, and former Associate Justice David Souter.
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The President pauses for a moment of reflection during a Cabinet meeting on September 10.
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The President gets to lift the Stanley Cup as it and the 2009 NHL champion Pittsburgh Penguins take a trip to the East Room of the White House.
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The President and the First Lady observe the eighth anniversary of September 11.
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Personal aide to the President Reggie Love and White House physician Dr. Jeffrey Kueter travel from the wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon.
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Greenwich Village restaurant Il Mulino becomes the New York chapter of the Presidential club as President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton meet over lunch on September 14.
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The President makes a fund-raising appearance for recently-converted Democrat Sen. Arlen Specter in Philadelphia on Sept. 15.
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At a GM plant in Warren, Ohio, Obama touts his economic plans and attends a roundtable discussion with GM workers.
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Air Force One touches down in Youngstown for his GM roundtable. Trailing behind the President are Sen. Sherrod Brown, Rep. Tim Ryan, Rep. Betty Sutton (obscured) and Rep. Charlie Wilson.
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Olympian Ryan Reser (in white) and Paralympian Myles Porter demonstrate the art of judo on the South Lawn on Sept. 16. The demonstration was part of the Obamas’ effort to bring the 2016 Olympic games to Chicago.
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The curtain falls on the behind-the-scenes staff — including the Secret Service, White House staffers and others — at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s annual dinner in Washington on September 16.
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Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper visits the Oval Office on September 16.
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The President’s niece, Savita, receives help from high places as the President helps her walk toward personal aide Reggie Love.
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The Situation Room, September 17.
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Obama takes his health care barnstorming tour to students at the University of Maryland on September 17.
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Obama talks with Prime Minister Donald Tuck of Poland in the President’s office in the private residence on Sept. 17. National Security Council chief of staff Denis McDonough looks out the window during the call.
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Obama in a meeting with senior staff in the Oval Office on Sept. 17, including (from left): Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor Pete Rouse, Director of the Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Senior Advisor David Axelrod, Communications Director Anita Dunn, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro, White House Counsel Greg Craig, Deputy Chief of Staff Mona Sutphen and Director of Scheduling Alyssa Mastromonaco.
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Framed by Rahm Emanuel’s arm, Pres. Obama listens on during a meeting with senior advisers in the Oval Office Sept. 18.
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Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, says goodbye to Obama following his speech on innovation and sustainable growth at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y., Sept. 21.
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Obama yuks it up on the Late Show with David Letterman on Sept. 21.
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Obama preps for a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, N.Y., on Sept. 22.
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Was Obama blocking a shot by Love, or fouling him? The controversy continues. The two play at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York Sept. 23.
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On Sept. 24, Obama chats with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, United Nations Amb. Susan E. Rice, NSC Adviser Gen. Jim Jones and aide Gary Samore before the U.N. Security Council meeting.
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Obama meets with Jones, Deputy National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Emanuel at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Sept. 24.
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Obama returns home from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh Sept. 25.
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Michelle Obama watches backstage as the President delivers a speech at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s awards dinner in Washington, D.C. Sept. 25.
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Obama high-fives Chase Kerr, a Make-a-Wish child, in the Oval Office.
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President Obama tests out a putter presented to him by golf legend Arnold Palmer in the Oval Office, before awarding the golf great a Congressional Gold Medal.
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October 7: The President attends a briefing on Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House, with Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Vice President Joe Biden, National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Director of National Intelligence Adm. Dennis C. Blair, and CIA Director Leon Panetta.
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The President and First Lady host an astronomy night for local middle school students on Oct. 7 to encourage them to pursue scientific discovery.
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October 7: Sasha and Malia Obama join the President on the South Lawn of the White House for a night of star-gazing.
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Star power: Obama peers at the night sky while the First Lady and John P. Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, look on.
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October 7: Michelle Obama finds out if the truth is really out there.
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