President Obama talks about the need for continued support for small business as a way to grow jobs and the economy as he visits Gelberg Signs in Washington, DC. August 6, 2010.
President Barack Obama is silhouetted against a light as he speaks at a DNC finance event at the Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 5, 2010.
First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha look out from the Alhambra Palace during her visit to the southern Spanish town of Granada August 5, 2010
President Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters as he is introduced at a Democratic fundraiser for Illinois Democratic Senate Candidate Alexi Giannoulias, August 5, at the Chicago Cultural Center
Members of the audience listen as President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Ford Company Assembly Plant in Chicago, Ill. August 5, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
President Barack Obama greets people following his remarks at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 5, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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