campaigner

…at a campaign fundraiser for Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias in Chicago

…at a campaign event for Sen Russ Feingold in Milwaukee

“Now, when my husband was here in Wisconsin a couple of weeks ago, he talked about how independent and outspoken Russ is … and how Russ doesn’t always agree with him. So Russ, that’s something that you and I have in common.”

Rep. Bill Foster, candidate Dan Seals, First Lady Michelle Obama and Rep. Debbie Halvorson at the Standard Club in Chicago during a political fundraiser to benefit ‘Blue Illinois 2010,’ a joint fund-raiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

follow the leader

President Barack Obama arrives to speak to the media after meeting with college students and their families regarding the costs of a college education in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on October 13

President Barack Obama talks in the Oval Office with students and their parents about the impact of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and how it has made college more affordable for more Americans, Oct. 13, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

visitor

First Lady Michelle Obama is briefed by Lieutenant Commander Todd Hazlett before meeting with injured service members and their families at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 11, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

priceless

YouTube

ireggie!

NYT: Mr. Obama — unlike most of his senior staff — does not have an iPad. Asked why, he said: “Because I have an iReggie,” a reference to his personal aide, Reggie Love.

omg!

Students react as President Barack Obama shakes hands after participating in a “Commit to Vote Tele-Town Hall Webcast” at George Washington University in Washington October 12

hope….

President Obama: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the brave miners, their families, and the men and women who have been working so hard to rescue them. While that rescue is far from over and difficult work remains, we pray that by God’s grace, the miners will be able to emerge safely and return to their families soon.”

The family of trapped miners Renan and Florencio Avalos spend time together a few hours before the start of the rescue operation in Copiapo, Chile, October 12

Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera hugs miner Florencio Avalos after Avalos was rescued from the the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile

q&as

President Obama participates in a “Commit to Vote Tele-Town Hall Webcast”, broadcast by MTV, at George Washington University, October 12

on the road

Friday, Oct. 15: President Obama and Vice President Biden attend a fundraiser for Senate candidate Chris Coons in Wilmington, Del.

Saturday, Oct. 16: The President attends a fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick in Boston.

Sunday, Oct. 17: The President attends a fundraiser in Cleveland, Ohio, for the Democratic National Committee and Gov. Ted Strickland, and a rally with First Lady Michelle Obama in Columbus, Ohio.

Wednesday, Oct. 20: The President attends a Portland, Ore., fundraiser and a rally for John Kitzhaber, who is running for governor.

Thursday, Oct. 21: The President attends a public event with Sen. Patty Murray in Seattle, Wash., and a DNC fundraiser in San Francisco.

Friday, Oct. 22: The President attends a fundraiser for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.); a DNC “Moving America Forward” rally in Los Angeles; and a fundraiser for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Las Vegas, Nev.

Saturday, Oct. 23: The President attends a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee event for Mark Dayton, who is running for Minnesota governor, in Minneapolis.

Monday, Oct. 25: The President attends a DCCC fundraiser in Providence, R.I.