He spent much of his first term managing the two wars that Bush left him.
One exception was 2002 during Bush's first term, when Republicans picked up seats in both houses.
So for almost all of his first term was after the recession was over.
He did not face it in Chicago, in the Senate, or in his first term.
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That was reflected by her moving with caution and carefully at first in her first term.
President Bill Clinton's first term produced an interesting legal dilemma that later popped in subsequent administrations.
What specifically does he want to do that he didn't in the first term?
He said that it was folly to try to accomplish everything in the first term.
In his first term, he struck a deal with automakers to double fuel economy standards.
During Obama's first term, the Iraq portfolio was largely delegated to Vice President Joe Biden.
Federal spending as a share of GDP will average 24.1% over his first term including 2013.
This is a president who had a very easy ride in Congress during his first term.
Judging by the first term, the government still remains worryingly wedded to the past.
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During Mr Clinton's first term, two spies were caught selling secrets to the Russians.
And we're cutting the deficit in half by the end of my first term.
The sad result after his first term is that they all suffer from his false compassion.
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In terms of gold, the dollar lost 47% of its already-shrunken value during his first term.
To his disappointment, two parties were developing by the end of his first term.
He is still in his first term in the Senate and held no prior political post.
He will find it much harder to expand government than he did in his first term.
But his first term was dogged by the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression.
Mr Bush appointed plenty of conservative judges to lower courts during his first term.
Now, in my first term, we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars and trucks.
So it is the case that we have taken action in this President's first term.
Will the administration issue this order before the end of President Obama's first term?
He already made several moves to bolster higher education funding in his first term.
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In Labour's first term, Mr Brown was initially prudent and built up a big treasure-chest.
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Second, McCain needs to make it clear that his first term will not be Bush's third term.
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In Lula's first term in Brazil leaders of his Workers Party resorted to buying votes in Congress.
President Bush also won praise during the first week of his first term for staying on message.
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