Barack Obama's First Year in the White House
Callie Shell / Aurora for TIME
Tough Decisions
In the Roosevelt Room on December 2, the President's economic advisers brief him about the employment situation. "Obama's reactions are very subtle," says photographer Shell, "I wait for moments that reflects the mood of the room, or the weight of the job."
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