WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has a new message: America has gotten its groove back. In ways large and small, Obama has seized on a narrative of national optimism in recent weeks, offering a portrait of a country that, guided by him and powered by the American worker, is making a comeback.

President Barack Obama says his apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai (HAH#39;-mihd KAHR#39;-zeye) after U.S. forces accidentally burned Muslim Qurans has quot;calmed things down.quot;

President takes page from Reagan in stressing positives of America

After quarreling for months, President Barack Obama and the top two Republicans in Congress expressed optimism Wednesday about finding a common jobs and energy agenda, prodded by political reality to show results in an election year.

With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the many.