a backyard in seattle

President Obama holds a discussion on ensuring economic stability and opportunity for women in the backyard of the Foss family in Seattle, WA. October 21

seattle soundings

President Barack Obama speaks from Erik and Cynnie Foss’ backyard in Seattle, October 21. The President met with the Foss family at their home before hosting a discussion on women and the economy with families and women small business owners from the area

….with Erik Foss and his daughters Anna (8) and Elsa (5) in the living room of their home where they gave the President a present for his daughters

west wing week: “one two three … lancers!” (october 1, 2010)

if it’s wednesday it must be iowa

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President Barack Obama holds a discussion on the economy in the backyard of the Clubb family with their neighbors on September 29, 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa

a backyard in albuquerque….

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President Barack Obama holds a discussion on the economy with neighborhood families in the backyard of a home in Albuquerque, N.M. , Tuesday, Sept. 28

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close to home

President Barack Obama steps out of the home of Paul and Frances Brayshaw for a backyard discussion on health care reform at a private residence September 22, 2010 in Fall Church, Virginia

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Politico: “Dozens of financial grants have been distributed to states and health providers to implement new programs, such as money to fund state-led reviews of insurance premium changes. Employers have gotten money to keep early retirees on their insurance plans. More than a million seniors have gotten $250 checks to help fill the missing ‘doughnut hole’ of prescription drug coverage. A Web portal with insurance options for every ZIP code in the country was put together in mere months. Insurers have been banned from canceling coverage once an insured person gets sick.

“And the Department of Health and Human Services has methodically met a series of early implementation deadlines — even winning praise from some on the other side of the issue. ‘They are working exceedingly hard to understand all the operational issues,’ said Karen Ignagni, president of the group America’s Health Insurance Plans, who credited HHS for ‘making sure that implementation [is] workable.’ ”

Drew Altman, the president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, told POLITICO: “The politics are as ugly as ever. … On the other hand, the actual implementation of the law — delivering major elements of the law within the tight timetable required under the law — has been going extremely well.”

west wing week: “back to school” (october 17, 2010)

house call

President Barack Obama meets with John and Nicole Armstrong, along with their twin children, in the family’s backyard to discuss Recovery Act investments in Fairfax, Virginia, on September 13

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it was all yellow

President Barack Obama speaks during a discussion on the economy with local families at the Weithman family home in Columbus, Ohio, on August 18, 2010

“obama’s in the weithman’s backyard!” “yeah, right”

President Barack Obama speaks during a discussion on the economy with local families at the Weithman family home in Columbus, Ohio, on August 18, 2010