100 events that helped shape President Obama's first 100 days
100 events that helped shape President Obama's first 100 days
On Wednesday, President Obama marks 100 days in office. It seems that almost every one of those 100 days has created either history or headlines. To commemorate the occasion, Daily News Senior Correspondent David Saltonstall looks at 100 events that have helped define the first 100 days of the Obama presidency.
THE BIGGIES
1. First African-American President.
2. Signs $787 billion stimulus bill.
3. Bans torture by U.S. military and intelligence agencies.
4. Bails out banks, auto companies and others with a $1.1 trillion tab.
5. Signs Lilly Ledbetter Act, giving women who seek equal pay new legal protections.
6. Extends health coverage to 4 million more children.
7. Launches plan to help 9 million homeowners refinance mortgages.
8. Vows to remove combat troops from Iraq by August 2010.
THE FIRSTS
9. Obama became first President to carry a BlackBerry.
10. Hosts a Seder in the White House.
11. In first formal press conference, Obama takes question from The Huffington Post, the first blog so recognized.
12. Obama invites gay parents and their kids to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll.
13. The President's Saturday "radio address" can be seen on YouTube.
14. President's relative faces deportation for over-staying a visa.
15. The White House Web site gets its first presidential blog.
DOH!
16. Retakes oath of office after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts muffs original on Inauguration Day.
17. Veep Joe Biden gets presidential slap for joking about oath flub.
18. Accepts withdrawal of HHS nominee Tom Daschle for failing to pay $120,000 in taxes.
19. Rants when AIG doles out $165 million in bonuses to execs.
20. On "Tonight Show," says of his meager bowling skills, "it was like Special Olympics" - a gold medal gaffe.
21. Announces with fanfare he was trimming just $100 million from $3.9 trillion federal budget. Er, that's like shaving $1. off a $50,000 car.
22. Takes three swings on getting a commerce secretary. Washington Gov. Gary Locke finally gets nod.
23. Takes heat in Britain for giving Prime Minister Gordon Brown a cheapo gift.
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On Wednesday, President Obama marks 100 days in office. It seems that almost every one of those 100 days has created either history or headlines. To commemorate the occasion, Daily News Senior Correspondent David Saltonstall looks at 100 events that have helped define the first 100 days of the Obama presidency.
THE BIGGIES
1. First African-American President.
2. Signs $787 billion stimulus bill.
3. Bans torture by U.S. military and intelligence agencies.
4. Bails out banks, auto companies and others with a $1.1 trillion tab.
5. Signs Lilly Ledbetter Act, giving women who seek equal pay new legal protections.
6. Extends health coverage to 4 million more children.
7. Launches plan to help 9 million homeowners refinance mortgages.
8. Vows to remove combat troops from Iraq by August 2010.
THE FIRSTS
9. Obama became first President to carry a BlackBerry.
10. Hosts a Seder in the White House.
11. In first formal press conference, Obama takes question from The Huffington Post, the first blog so recognized.
12. Obama invites gay parents and their kids to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll.
13. The President's Saturday "radio address" can be seen on YouTube.
14. President's relative faces deportation for over-staying a visa.
15. The White House Web site gets its first presidential blog.
DOH!
16. Retakes oath of office after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts muffs original on Inauguration Day.
17. Veep Joe Biden gets presidential slap for joking about oath flub.
18. Accepts withdrawal of HHS nominee Tom Daschle for failing to pay $120,000 in taxes.
19. Rants when AIG doles out $165 million in bonuses to execs.
20. On "Tonight Show," says of his meager bowling skills, "it was like Special Olympics" - a gold medal gaffe.
21. Announces with fanfare he was trimming just $100 million from $3.9 trillion federal budget. Er, that's like shaving $1. off a $50,000 car.
22. Takes three swings on getting a commerce secretary. Washington Gov. Gary Locke finally gets nod.
23. Takes heat in Britain for giving Prime Minister Gordon Brown a cheapo gift.
READ MORE: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/1...
This president was working for the people until we lost The House and The Senate. Once that happen the republicans shut down the government and cost us $4 Billion of taxes, for nothing.