How Successful Were Obama's First 100 Days?

Newsweek by Jonathan Alter | Apr. 27, 2009 (News Analysis)

How successful were President Obama's first 100 days? Let's go to the videotape—and the newsreel. With the help of the economic crisis, Barack Obama has put more points on the board than any president since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, and his public investment greatly exceeds Roosevelt's in constant dollars. The only president he falls short of is Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. Even if you think he's wrong, Obama deserves high marks for articulating a new ... Full Story »

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by Leo Romero - Apr. 25, 2009

Leo posted this story.

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by Norman Rogers - Apr. 27, 2009

Obama worship at Newsweek is to be expected. I'm at a loss to know what he has accomplished. Lot's of PR?

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by Steven Timothy Dente - Apr. 30, 2009

Indeed. This article demonstrates praise and criticism, simultaneously. While applauding Obama for his proactivity over the first 100 days, the writer remains skeptical of the effectiveness of Obama's actions with a "Only time will tell" mentality.

I think this is a consciously fair look at the first 100 days of Obama's presidency.

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by Rachel Alger - Apr. 28, 2009

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by Nishelle Robbins - Apr. 27, 2009

It is quality Journalism because it has a great lead and keeps the reader interested. It is just seems very biased at times.

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by Garrett Valenzuela - Apr. 27, 2009

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by John Bird - Apr. 27, 2009

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by Aziz Hussain - Apr. 26, 2009

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by Matija - Apr. 27, 2009

Yes, it presents and elegant, and well-though view of Obama's first 100 days. Though it's most overview, but summaries of the first 100 days are supposed to be.

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by Esther Knapp - Apr. 27, 2009

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by Chad Linderman - Apr. 27, 2009

This story is well written and seems to have a balanced point of view. It seems like Jonathan Alter did a fair amount of research considering all of the historical information he provided.

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by denise koyianis - Apr. 27, 2009

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by Meghan Rogers - Apr. 27, 2009

I liked how they compared Obama to FDR because that's how i view him as, a modern day FDR ready to make an impact on America and save our butts.

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For the Media, 100-Days Story Represents the Perfect Swarm

Washington Post by Howard Kurtz | Apr. 28, 2009 (News Analysis)

... the strong public interest in all things Obama has combined with a journalistic love of anniversaries to forge a prime media marketing opportunity. The sheer magnitude of ...

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