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The Washington Post has compiled President Obama’s personal schedule into an interesting infographic showing where he spends most of his time.  No surprise to see the largest blocks on Foreign Policy and the Economy, but you can dig deeper and see which months he spends, how many other people were involved, and more.

Every day President Obama meets with key members of his administration, Congress, foreign dignitaries, interest groups and regular citizens. Use our interactive database to track how Obama is spending his time, what issues are getting the most attention and who is influencing the debate.

They plan to continue to update the chart as the term progresses.

via Analysis | POTUS Tracker | The Washington Post.

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USA Today has built an interactive tool compiling presidential approval ratings for the last12 presidents, so that you can compare and contrast their various ratings.

There are two views. The first (above) is ratings in chronological order. Each color represents a different president and a timeline towards the bottom highlights significant events during the presidency. One thing you’ll probably notice right off the bat are the giant spikes in approval ratings during war and invasions. Yikes.

via Track Presidential Approval Ratings and Compare to Past | FlowingData.

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