Gary Samore , who negotiated with North Korea during Clinton Administration, was appointed Coordinator for Prevention of WMDS, proliferation & terrorism, or WMD Czar: staffed with 10 subsidiary expert positions in an office right next to the President's.
January 26th: President Obama gave his first interview as President to Al-Arabiya TV.
Todd Stern was named Special envoy on Climate Change appointed by Secretary of State State Hillary Clinton. He will be US negotiator in next round of climate talks in Copenhagan in December.
President Obama ordered the EPA to look into allowing states to toughen auto emission standards.
The United State Senate, in a 60-34 vote, confirmed Timothy F. Geithner as Secretary of Treasury.
Three former Clinton veterans who opposed the excessive use of war powers (Dawn Johnson, Martin Lederman & David Baron) will now be running the Justice Department of Legal Council was announced.
January 27th: Twenty-three banks received TARP money totaling 683 million dollars.
President Obama met with House Republican leadership on Capital Hill to try to convince Republicans to vote for the stimulus bill.
January 28th: The United States House of Representatives passed President Obama's 825 billion dollar stimulus bill by a vote of 244-188. All Republicans voted against it.
President Obama invited top business leaders to the White House to explore ideas for reviving the economy.
January 29th: President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, softening some of the rules about when workers can file discrimination suits. It is the very first bill Obama signed since becoming President of the United States of America.
January 3oth: President Obama announced the Task Force For Middle Class Working Families to be chaired by Vice-President Joe Biden.
President Obama signed 3 Executive orders:
(1) prohibiting federal contractors from receiving contracts if involved in efforts to prevent the formation of unions
(2) requiring federal contractors to inform employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act
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