Obama welcome in Los Angeles

Buoyed by adoring Los Angeles crowds far from Washington's political wars, President Barack Obama guaranteed Americans on Thursday that the nation's economy will recover, though he asked them for patience. Daily News.

At a town hall forum held at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, Obama looked every bit the campaigner as he sometimes mocked his GOP critics and sometimes asked people to forgive his shortcomings. In general, his demeanor and message were more upbeat than in recent days when public fury over executive bonuses dominated politics.

And on Leno
Lining up outside NBC Studios Thursday to see President Obama tape "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Nancy Frysinger of Victorville hoped the leader of the free world would take the opportunity to lighten the nation's serious mood with a joke or two.Bob Strauss in the Daily News.

"We need a laugh," said Frysinger, 62. "America needs a lot of laughs right now."