First 100 days: Go West, young pres.

The AP previews Obama’s trip to California. "His first appearance as president in a state that was a getaway for his predecessors could instead become a political test for Obama, whose administration has been trying to find its voice on the economy." 2008 flashback: "It was a year ago today that Barack Obama, then a candidate for president fearing a divisive racial backlash over his pastor, took to the stage in Philadelphia and said it was time to have a new conversation about race," Politico notes,...( read more ) (link)