Barack Obama#39;s chances of winning a second term as president received a major fillip on Friday after new numbers showed US unemployment falling in January much faster than many economists had predicted.

Barack Obama#39;s chances of winning a second term as president received a major fillip on Friday after new numbers showed US unemployment falling in January much faster than many economists had predicted.

US President Barack Obama is trying to rebuild the American economy, one job at a time, literally.

President Barack Obama is trying to rebuild the American economy, one job at a time — literally.

Addressing a divided nation amid a determined GOP campaign to take his job, President Barack Obama is preparing to issue a populist cry for economic fairness as he aims to corral the sympathies of middle-class voters 10 months before Election Day.