| Debt | American[s] | 9/11 | Education | Let me be clear |
| Signs of recovery | Wall Street | Benchmark | Earmark | Trust |
| Security | Fiscal restraint | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Middle Class | Mindset |
| China | Climate Change | Optimistic / Optimisim | Health Care | Science |
| Out of the loop | Crisis | Fannie / Freddie | Administration | War |
| Accountable | Crisis | Benchmark | Election | Relief for working families |
| Homeowners | Reform | Spread the wealth | Campaign | Terrorists / Terrorism |
| Back from the brink | Job creation | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Empower (or empowerment) | American[s] |
| Security | War | Bottom up | [Alternative] Energy | Wall Street |
| Strategy / Strategic | Afghanistan | Mindset | Fiscal restraint | 9/11 |