washington |  | 
Obama to unemployed: More help is on the way
President Obama, accompanied by Maureen Pike, a registered nurse, left, and Sharon Arnold, a small business owner, speaks about jobs Friday in the Eisenhower Executive Office building on the White House complex in Washington.
CAPTION
By Charles Dharapak, AP
President Obama has a message for the unemployed: More help is on the way.

Inauguration documentary

America's Journey
President Obama leads the parade, experts discuss the challenges he faces and Americans celebrate at balls and in the streets in the final chapters of "America’s Journey,” an inauguration documentary.

Headlines from Politico.com

Chuck Raasch: New Politics

Pandemics in the age of Twitter
Viral misinformation raised the specter of social network pandemic. Down went the price of pork. Rumor and speculation once uttered around the water cooler was going global in a nanosecond.

Inauguration multimedia

His words: Video, text
Watch or read the address Obama gave at the Capitol.
Interactive map of Washington
Click through the parade route and get a close-up look.
Words of the presidents
Inaugural speech audio for every president since '33.
Capitol panorama
360-degree view of Obama's inaugural address.
Thoughts on Obama
Ken Burns, Judith Jamison, will.i.am and more...
Tracking the Obama presidency
Read our new White House blog, The Oval.

Washington guide

Washington Citizens Center

Headlines from CQPolitics.com

Top news

washington | Comment | Recommend
Biden to give first commencement speech
washington | Comment | Recommend
Obama to address U.S., Muslim relations in Egypt
washington | Comment | Recommend
White House aide resigns for low NYC flyover
military | Comment | Recommend
Camp Lejeune breaks ground on barracks for wounded
autos | Comment | Recommend
Bond holders drop their fight against Chrysler plan

More news

washington | Comment | Recommend
U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service via AP
AP: Obama sticks with Bush-era polar bear rule
The Interior Department is letting stand a Bush administration regulation that limits protection of polar bears from global warming, three...
earnings | Comment | Recommend
Fannie Mae says it needs $19B more after $23B Q1 loss
Fannie Mae issued a grave warning about its future on Friday, saying it needs $19 billion in additional government aid as job losses grow...
washington | Comment | Recommend
By Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images
Stimulus aided programs Obama wants cut
By Matt Kelley and Seung Min Kim, USA TODAY
Federal programs deemed ineffective by President Obama and targeted for elimination in his proposed budget include five that stand to get...
washington | Comment | Recommend
Pool photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar
Efforts to lift veil on lobbyists still a work in progress
By John Fritze, USA TODAY
A month-old order President Obama touted as a way to make lobbying more transparent has shed little light on a behind-the-scenes...
washington | Comment | Recommend
By Kevin Lamarque, Reuters
Obama's balancing act likely to jostle Congress
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
President Obama laid out the details of his $3.6 trillion budget for 2010 on Thursday while calling special attention to $17 billion that's...
health | Comment | Recommend
FDA: Kids at risk from testosterone gel
The Food and Drug Administration said adults using prescription testosterone gel must be extra careful not to get any of it on children to...
washington | Comment | Recommend
Senate GOP plans attack on Obama health care bill
The Obama administration's health care legislation doesn't exist yet, but Senate Republicans are already seeking and getting detailed...
washington | Comment | Recommend
By Susan Walsh, AP
Senate Dems give Specter subcommittee chair
Senate Democrats gave party switcher Arlen Specter a plum Judiciary subcommittee chairmanship on Thursday as a potential primary challenger...
washington | Comment | Recommend
AP file photo
Senate moves to reform Pentagon's buying practices
The Senate acted Thursday to clamp down on Pentagon purchasing practices that have led to billions in cost overruns and delays in getting...
washington | Comment | Recommend
By Ali al-Saadi, AFP/Getty Images
House Democrats take aim at battlefield contracts
Alarmed by the increasing use of contractors to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, House Democrats are demanding that the military...
washington | Comment | Recommend
By Alexander Zemlianichenko, AP
Russian foreign minister meeting with Obama
President Obama has promised to restart Russian relations, but as Russia's foreign minister visits Washington on Thursday, old tensions are...
washington | Comment | Recommend
AP file photo
FDA nominee faces Senate questions on food safety
President Obama's pick to oversee food and drug safety faces questions today about recent outbreaks of salmonella in food products.