Obama: 100 days, 100 ways

From closing down Guantanamo and banishing lobbyists, to dressing down in the Oval Office and planting vegetables on the South Lawn, the Obama presidency is reshaping America. David Usborne takes stock

1 When presidents get invited to the annual Gridiron Dinner for a night of political skits among the Washington press corps, they always go. Not this one, who became the first sitting President politely to decline.

2 We have had lots of canine companions on the rugs of the Oval Office, but Obama's is the first first whose name, Bo, is also his master's initials. Better still, Portuguese water dogs come with fine Democrat credentials – Senator ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Apr 25, 2009 - 9:17 PM PDT
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by Steven Timothy Dente - Apr. 30, 2009

This article is quality journalism interwoven with trivial information. Fortunately, or unfortunately, many readers find this information of some significance or journalists would not include much of it. This article includes important information on the proactivity of Barack Obama's presidency.

I'm not particularly interested in Obama's "canine companions" but then again, I'm not very interested in politics either.

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