Obama: Unemployment likely to keep ticking up (AP)

White House still warns of 10 percent jobless rate (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama on Friday welcomed a dip in unemployment as evidence "the worst may be behind us" with the recession well into its second year. Earlier, however, the White House...

Obama ventures back to hurting region — with money (AP)
AP - Venturing back to a region reeling in deep unemployment, President Barack Obama's latest mission in Indiana is to show that the costly stimulus plan he lobbied for is producing tangible...

Too many jobs lost, Obama says in AP interview (AP)
AP - With joblessness rising, President Barack Obama said Thursday he was "deeply concerned" about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about "whether they will be...

Obama signs bill tightening defense procurement (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill aimed at tightening the controls on defense spending, saying it is "long overdue."

Obama: Encouraging signs, but too many out of work (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama said Friday there have been "somewhat encouraging" improvements in the country's stricken labor markets, but the rate of joblessness is "still a sobering toll."