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Here are some random achievements of Obama’s first 100 days, with a focus on spending and the wars.

• 22 Jan – Executive Order issued ordering closure of Guantanamo Bay
• 4 Feb – Obama signs into law S-CHIP reauthorization act. $32.8 billion to extend coverage to an additional 4 million children.
• 17 Feb – Obama signs into law the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009“. Provides $787 billion to stimulate the US economy.
  Obama also commits an additional 17 000 troops to the ailing War in Afghanistan.
• 24 Feb – Obama addresses a joint session of Congress
• 26 Feb – Obama announces a 3.6 trillion budget, entitled ‘A New Era of Responsibility‘.
• 27 Feb – Obama announces US will end its combat mission in Iraq by August 31, 2010.
• 9 March – Reverses Bush stem cell order.
• 24 March – OMB issues a memo saying that the Global War on Terror has ended – Overseas Contingency Operations begins.
• 26 March – Obama outlines new strategy for Afghanistan and Iraq. Afghanistan president, Hamid Karzai issues a statement of support.
• 30 March – Obama lays down terms of auto-bailout. White House asks GM CEO to resign.
• 2 April – Obama & world leaders attend the G-20 summit. Leaders pledge 1.1 trillion in financing the IMF.
• 15 April – Major economy speech given at Georgetown University. “..by no means are we out of the woods…”
• 18 April – Handshake with Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela signals new approach to foreign relations.