President Obama flew to Denver were he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act(otherwise known as the Economic Stimulus Act. The President signed the bill at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. There he toured their solar panel installation. Full Remarks

Signing the bill into law marked a major milestone for the Obama administration. President Obama had set the passage of the act as the first major goal of the administration.

The President received the updated plans from GM and Chrysler about their restructuring as well as their needs for additional loans.

The President announced that he had approved the sending of an additional troops to Afghanistan. Initially the US will send an additional 17,000 troops there. It is expected that the US will double its troops in Afghanistan over the next six months. Text