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Pol_090427_Obama_glance.sPubDate = "4/29/2009 7:43:08 PM GMT";
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Pol_090427_Obama_glance.appHeader = "fact file|Obama's first 100 days";
Pol_090427_Obama_glance.appDeck = "A look at some key events during the first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency.";
Pol_090427_Obama_glance.appFooter = "Source: The Associated Press";
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Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama orders the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison within a year and declares that the United States will not engage in torture.";

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Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama lifts a ban on federal funding for international organizations that perform or provide information on abortions.";

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Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama gives his first formal television interview as president to an Arab network.";

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Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama signs first bill into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, making it easier for workers to sue for discrimination.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 3","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., withdraws as Obama's nominee for secretary of health and human services. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 9","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama holds his first prime-time news conference, urging Congress to enact his economic stimulus plan.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 12","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., withdraws as Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 13","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Congress completes action on a $787 billion economic stimulus package, a program intended to jolt the country out of the worst recession in 50 years. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 17","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama signs the stimulus measure into law.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 19","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama makes his first visit to a foreign country as president, meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 22","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama hosts his first formal dinner at the White House.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 23","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama holds a fiscal responsibility summit at the White House, signaling his intention to tackle health care, the budget, and Social Security. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 24","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama addresses a joint session of Congress for the first time, focusing on economic issues. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 26","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama unveils a $3.6 trillion federal budget for 2010 and estimates the federal deficit for 2009 will balloon to $1.75 trillion.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","Feb. 27","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama announces the end of the combat mission in Iraq by Aug. 2010.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 5","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama hosts a daylong White House summit on health care.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 9","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama reverses President George W. Bush's ban on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 11","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama signs a $410 billion spending bill to keep the government running for the rest of the 2009 budget year.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 16","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama says he will do what he can to stop AIG from paying millions in executive bonuses after receiving billions in federal bailout funds.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 19","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama becomes the first sitting president to appear on the \"The Tonight Show.\"";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 20","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama releases a video message to people of Iran in celebration of Nowruz, a festival celebrating the arrival of spring.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 26","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama holds \"Open for Questions,\" the first virtual town hall meeting at the White House. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 27","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama announces a comprehensive new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, including the deployment of 4,000 more troops.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 30","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama asserts unprecedented government control over the auto industry, rejecting turnaround plans by General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","March 31","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama travels to London, the first stop on an eight-day, six country tour of Europe and the Middle East. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 1","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and announces the start of arms-control negotiations.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 1","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 2","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama attends the G-20 summit in London, where leaders agree to bail out developing countries, stimulate world trade, and regulate financial firms more stringently.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 3","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama takes questions at a town hall meeting in Strasbourg, France.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 4","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama attends a NATO summit in Strasbourg.";

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Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama launches an effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons, calling them, during a speech in Prague, \"the most dangerous legacy of the Cold War.\"";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 6","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama speaks to Turkey's parliament, declaring that \"the United States is not, and will never be, at war with Islam.\"";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 7","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama pays a surprise visit to Iraq, meeting with U.S. troops and Iraqi leaders. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 9","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama sends a request to Congress for $83.4 billion for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 10","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama says the economy is showing \"glimmers of hope\" after meeting with top economic officials.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 12","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama authorizes the military rescue of an American sea captain taken hostage by pirates in the waters off Somalia.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 13","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>The administration announces that Cuban-Americans will be permitted to make unlimited transfers of money and visits to relatives in Cuba.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 14","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>The Obamas welcome their new puppy, Bo, to the White House.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 16","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama meets with Mexican President Felipe Calderon on his first trip to Mexico and Latin America. The leaders agree to cooperate on combating drug violence along the border. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 17","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama releases Bush administration memos authorizing harsh interrogation techniques.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 17","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama travels to Trinidad and Tobago for the 34-nation Summit of the Americas and declares that he \"seeks a new beginning with Cuba.\" ";

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Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>At the summit, Obama shakes hands with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, an anti-American leader who had called the president's predecessor a devil.";

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Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama calls on Cuba to release political prisoners as a way to improve relations with the U.S. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 20","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama holds the first formal Cabinet meeting of his administration, ordering department heads to slice spending by $100 million.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 21","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama leaves the door open for the prosecution of federal lawyers who wrote harsh interrogation memos during the Bush administration's tenure.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 22","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama makes his first visit as president to Iowa, the state where his 2008 Democratic caucus victory launched him toward the presidency.";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 23","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama tells congressional leaders he will not support the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Bush administration's harsh interrogation techniques. ";

Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i++] = new Array("","April 24","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama declines to brand the early 20th century massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in Turkey a \"genocide,\" breaking a campaign promise. ";

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Pol_090427_Obama_glance[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Obama says the government is concerned about the spreading swine flu virus but there's not yet \"a cause for alarm.\" ";

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