- According to reports, President Barack Obama’s <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/08/obama-approval-rating-dips-below-40/1" target="_blank"><strong>approval rating is at a major low</strong></a> as concerns for his re-election increase. With black unemployment at more than 16% and a still recessionary economic climate, the morale among supporters is undeniably shaky. <li> <li>Despite the negative overall outlook on the state of the U.S. economy, there have been notable milestones in Obama's presidency. <strong><a href="http://newsone.com/newsone-original/nhardesty/40-reasons-to-be-proud-of-obamas-presidency/" target="_blank">NewsOne</a></strong> has compiled <a href="http://newsone.com/newsone-original/nhardesty/40-reasons-to-be-proud-of-obamas-presidency/" target="_blank"><strong>40 reasons to laude Obama's presidency</strong></a> from the capture of Osama Bin Laden to his new initiative that seeks to put veterans back to work.
- <strong>Authorized the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/business/05housing.html" target="_blank">housing rescue plan</a> and new FHA residential housing guarantees.</strong>
- <strong> Authorized the “<a href="http://www.cars.gov/" target="_blank">Cash for Clunkers</a>” program that stimulated auto sales and removed old, inefficient, polluting cars from the road.</strong>
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- <strong>Instituted a new rule allowing the public to meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (in as quickly as one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying.</strong> <li> <li><em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://newsone.com/newsone-original/nhardesty/40-reasons-to-be-proud-of-obamas-presidency/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Get the rest of the list at </strong></em><strong>NewsOne</strong><em><strong> …</strong></em></a></li>
