44, Day 65: "Vintage Obama"

An ongoing log of the daily activities of the 44th president of the United States during his first 100 days:

--President Obama traveled to the other side of Capitol Hill and met with Senate Democrats to build support for his budget plan. "It was vintage Obama," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said after the closed-door session. "He made us all feel content and inspired by where we need to go." For a good breakdown of the differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget bill, click here.

--So far in his two-plus-months in office, Obama has focused on the policy of his job. Tonight, he shifts back toward the politics by speaking at two fundraisers--his first such money events since he assumed the presidency. The two events benefit the Democratic National Committee. White House officials dismissed any suggestion the events were inappropriate in this fiscal climate. "We haven't seen politics by either party stop in this period," press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

-There's another new administration proposal coming down the pike, this one aimed at rules to protect investors and consumers against financial fraud.

-Personnel watch: Jon Cannon withdrew his nomination to be the second-highest official at the Environmental Protection Agency because of an investigation into a nonprofit group where he served on the board of directors.

by J. Jennings Moss

Sources: The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Washington Post,