New York, Apr 16 : His raison d'etre is to be a playful pet of the First Family. But does Bo, who has significantly fewer performance expectations than his master Barack Obama, has any clue about the fame that surrounds him? Well, an expert says he soon will.

Cecelia Ruggles, a Connecticut dog breeder who owns Stump, the Sussex spaniel who won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club show this year, says: "Oh, they know they're famous, and they definitely get an attitude," she said.

New York, April 16 : Besides dealing with world problems, US President Barack Obama now has more reasons to lose sleep over, which include how to keep the First Dog from wrecking his Oval Office.

The First Family recently let Bo, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog, paw into their home and lives.

The first-time dog owners had been ecstatic with the new family member but the playful mutt could prove to be quite a handful than the Obamas had originally imagined for local breeders have warned about a few things.

New York, Apr 16 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced new plans to battle the pirates in Gulf of Aden, which includes snatching their stolen booty, as the war on pirates escalated sharply in the Indian Ocean.

"We may be dealing with a 17th century crime, but we need to bring 21st century solutions to bear. Those plotting attacks must be stopped, and those who have carried them out must be brought to justice," the Daily News quoted Clinton, as saying.

New York, Apr 16 : President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama earned 2.73 million dollars in income in 2008, according to their tax statements.

President Obama and the First Lady invested 47,000 dollars on their daughters' education last year. They also poured thousands more into trusts for their kids, according to the First Couple's tax returns released on Wednesday by the White House.

New York  - A New York businessman achieved the record of all records, becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records.

Guinness World Records confirmed Wednesday evening that 54-year-old Ashrita Forman is holding 100 records that have never been bested. Furman made his first entry into the Guinness Book of World Records 30 years ago, by doing 27,000 jumping jacks within 5 hours.

He said he has achieved about 230 records, but many of them have since been broken.

New York  - US stock markets rose on Wednesday on signs of economic recovery as the Federal Reserve said a number of regions are reporting an easing of the country's economic downturn.

The Federal Reserve said five of its 12 regional banks reported a "moderation in the pace of decline, and several saw signs that activity in some sectors was stabilizing at a low level," according to the central bank's Beige Book, a regional report on the economy.