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Originally published January 16, 2010 at 5:52 AM | Page modified January 16, 2010 at 11:14 PM

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By the numbers: A look at Obama's first year

Highlights of Obama's first year, by the numbers.

The Associated Press

Highlights of Obama's first year, by the numbers:

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7,949.09 - Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 20, 2009.

10,609.65 - Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 15, 2010.

13 million - Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of January 2009.

14.7 million - Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of December 2009.

7.7 percent - Unemployment rate January 2009

10.0 percent - Unemployment rate December 2009

$787 billion - Cost of economic stimulus approved by Congress.

$10.6 trillion - Outstanding public debt Jan. 20, 2009.

$12.3 trillion - Outstanding public debt Jan. 14, 2009.

$296.4 billion - Federal spending from the financial crisis bailout fund before Jan. 20, 2009.

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$173 billion - Federal spending from the financial crisis bailout fund after Jan. 20, 2009.

$165 billion - Amount of bailout funds repaid by banks and automakers.

139 - Bank failures between Jan. 20, 2009, and Jan. 14, 2010.

274,399 - Number of properties that received forclosure-related notices in January 2009.

349,519 - Number of properties that received forclosure-related notices in December 2009.

34,400 - U.S. troops in Afghanistan in January 2009.

70,000 - U.S. troops in Afghanistan as of Jan. 12, 2010.

319 - U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan from January 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010.

139,500 - U.S. troops in Iraq in January 2009.

111,000 - U.S. troops in Iraq as of Jan. 12, 2010.

152 - U.S. military deaths in Iraq from January 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010.

539 - Appointments to top federal policy positions submitted to the Senate

352 - Appointments confirmed by the Senate.

180 - Appointments in top policy positions carried over from the Bush administration.

12 - Formal news conferences.

21 - Foreign countries visited.

29 - States visited.

10 - Visits to Camp David.

2 - Vacations.

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Sources:

AP reporting and analysis

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Treasury Department

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

RealtyTrac Inc.

Defense Department

White House Transition Project

(This version CORRECTS the beginning dates of U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq to January 2009, not Jan. 20, 2009.)

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