| Optimistic / Optimisim | Inherited | Campaign | Science | Fannie / Freddie |
| Strategic fit | Mindset | Back from the brink | 9/11 | War |
| Regulation[s] | Economy / Economic | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Republicans | Spread the wealth |
| Make no mistake | Bipartisan | China | Main Street | Senator / Senate |
| Education | Out of the loop | Empower (or empowerment) | American[s] | Fiscal restraint |
| Touch base | Spread the wealth | Fiscal restraint | Regulation[s] | Afghanistan |
| Inherited | Election | Education | Infrastructure | Signs of recovery |
| War | China | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Taxes / Taxpayers / Tax Plan | $250,000 |
| Back from the brink | Empower (or empowerment) | Fannie / Freddie | [Alternative] Energy | Campaign |
| Administration | Terrorists / Terrorism | Earmark | Look | Climate Change |