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Check out what\'s been going on with the administration and first family.'], ['02-clinton-obama-l.jpg','President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pow-wow at a press conference.'], ['03-biden-and-specter-l.jpg','Vice President Joe Biden welcomes former Republican Senator Arlen Specter to the Democratic Party.'], ['04-obama-speaking-of-swine-flu-l.jpg','Concerned over a possible pandemic of the swine flu, the President and Vice President face the growing abers of infected U.S. citizens.'], ['05-tax-day-protest-l.jpg','Tax day was a sore subject this year, as anti-tax protesters rebelled against big company bail outs from the government.'], ['06-obama-department-justice-l.jpg','At FBI headquarters, Mr. Obama speaks to Federal Bureau of Investigation employees.'], ['07-crowd-in-hradcany-square-prague-l.jpg','In Prague, Mr. and Mrs. Obama greet the crowd before his speech in Hradycany Square.'], ['08-town-hall-meeting-instanbul-l.jpg','The President also held a town hall style meeting in Instanbul while on foreign soil.'], ['09-g20-summit-presidents-l.jpg','President Obama, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev share at laugh at the G20 Summit in London.'], ['10-afghan-troops-l.jpg','With Afghanistan still in chaos, Mr. Obama signed a bill to add 17,000 more troops to combat dangerous militants.'], ['11-biden-award-to-airborne-corps-l.jpg','Vice President Joe Biden gives a bronze medal to Major Lisa Garcia during a welcome home ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. after the Airborne Corps second deployment to Iraq.'], ['12-obamas-walking-dog-l.jpg','The first family takes the new first dog — Bo — for his first walk on the White House lawn.'], ['13-biden-talks-income-college-l.jpg','Speaking during a forum on the UMSL campus in St. Louis, VP Joe Biden pledged to make college more affordable for students of many classes.'], ['14obama-biden-transportation-l.jpg','President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and the Secretary of Transportation greet transportation workers before discussing the allocation of $48 Billion in stimulus package funds to transportation needs.'], ['15-love-is-respect-biden-l.jpg','VP Joe Biden visits National Domestic Violence Hotline Headquarters to show support.'], ['16-easter-in-the-white-house-l.jpg','The first family celebrated their first Easter at the White House — the day was filled with activities, a performance by Fergie and a visit from the Easter Bunny himself.'], ['17-human-services-secretary-swears-l.jpg','During his first 100 days in office, the President has had to fill many cabinet positions. Here, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the Secretary of Health and Human Services.'], ['18-obama-with-students-l.jpg','President Obama hopes to encourage teachers with merit based incentives. In this photo, he visits an elementary school classroom.'], ['19-obamas-at-buckingham-palace-l.jpg','The President and First Lady meeting the Queen of England at Buckingham Palace.'], ['20-global-warming-protest-l.jpg','Protesters get serious about climate change in a march to a Washington, D.C. energy plant.'], ['21-michelle-obama-planting-tree-l.jpg','For Earth Day, the First Mom pays tribute to Mother Earth by planting trees in the Kenilworth Aquatic Garden in Washington.'], ['22-general-motors-l.jpg','The American auto industry faces massive cut backs and job lay offs despite controversial government bail out money.'], ['23-obama-leno-l.jpg','President Barack Obama scores a spot on late night TV with Leno.'], ['24-white-house-garden-l.jpg','The Obamas settle into the White House by planting a garden for the White House Kitchen Garden.'], ['25-michelle-plants-garden-l.jpg','Michelle Obama gets some help with her new garden from Bancroft Elementary School.'], ['26-michelle-obama-flag-l.jpg','Michelle Obama all smiles at an event dressed in green.'], ['27-obama-signs-equal-pay-bill-l.jpg','The President signs an equal pay bill.'], ['28-obama-reverses-policies-l.jpg','Mr. Obama reversing several policies like the stem cell ban and endangered species list restrictions.'], ['29-ap-soldiers-in-iraq-l.jpg','President Obama sets the date for the removal of troops, like the soldiers pictured here, in Iraq'], ['30-obama-food-policy-l.jpg','The President and First Lady take a moment to grab a bite — and put together new food policies after the salmonella outbreak in peanut butter facilities.'], ['31-clinton-speaking-in-japan-l.jpg','Secretary of State Hillary Clinton travels to Asia, beginning her tour of meetings in Japan.'], ['32-president-people-l.jpg','After choosing Rahm Emmanuel as his Chief of Staff, the pair share a laugh.'], ['33-joe-biden-thumbs-up-l.jpg','The President\'s second in command, Vice President Joe Biden, is Mr. Obama\'s go-to guy.'], ['34-obama-in-canada-l.jpg','President Barack Obama visits Canada and is greeted by Canadian rangers.'], ['35-obama-al-arabiya-l.jpg','Despite much controversy, President Obama gave his first formal interview with Arab satellite station Al-Arabiya.'], ['36-obama-family-l.jpg','The First Family taking a break together.'], ['37-obamas-dancing-l.jpg','At one of the ten inaugural balls, the Obamas share a slow dance.'], ['38-inaguration-l.jpg','The inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.'], ['39-obama-michelle-inauguration-l.jpg','Well dressed to the nines with smiles, Mr. and Mrs. Obama walk the inaugural parade route holding hands in Washington, D.C.'], ['40-obamawins-l.jpg','The newly elected President Barack Obama with wife Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill on election night.'], ['41-obama-rain-l.jpg','Rain or shine — Mr. Obama campaigned for presidency.'], ['42-election-l.jpg','Democratic vs. Republican, Barack Obama and John McCain battle over the campaign trail for votes.'], ['43-obama-corn-fields-l.jpg','Appearing homegrown and laid back, Obama gives a speech on the campaign trail.'], ['44-obama-grandma-l.jpg','A young Barack Obama sitting with his grandparents.'] ] var i=0; for(i=0; i<4; i++) { preload_image_object.src = p + imgArray[i][0]; } } function slideshow(slide) { if ((slide % 5) == 0) { for(j=slide; (j