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The Obama Administration
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Key Issues for 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
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Election Results
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“The new president is faced with a troubling paradox after the inaugural ball comes to a close – he is at the height of his popularity precisely when his administrative capacity is at its weakest.”
- Kurt Campbell, Center for New American Security
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REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool
Bestsyndication.com
Executive Orders
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Economics
• (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008)
• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
• Economic Stimulus Package
• $3.6 trillion budget for 2010
Acts of Congress
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The Economic Stimulus Package - Overview
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Health Care
"I suffer no illusions that this will be an easy process. It will be hard. But I also know that nearly a century after Teddy Roosevelt first called for reform, the cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and the conscience of our nation long enough. So let there be no doubt: health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year."– President Barack Obama, February 24, 2009
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Diplomacy
In the first 100 days of his administration, President Obama has had
• Meetings with foreign leaders: 44• Phone calls to foreign leaders: 56• Countries visited: 8• Multilateral Summits attended: 4• Overseas Press Conferences and availabilities: 11• Discussions with foreign youth: 2• Foreign interviews given: 3
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Polls and Popularity
At 100 days,
• President Obama at 65% approval rating• President George W. Bush had 57.5%• President Clinton had 55%• President Kennedy had 83%
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Popularity by the IssuesPew Research Center for People and Press, Poll from April 17-21, 2009
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Poll Date Sample Approve Dis-approve
Spread
RCP Average
9/17 -10/1
-- 51.8 41.0 +10.8
Gallup9/29 -10/1
1547 A 54 38 +16
Rasmussen Reports
9/29 -10/1
1500 LV 48 51 -3
FOX News
9/29 -9/30
900 RV 50 42 +8
CBS News/NY Times
9/19 -9/23
1042 A 56 33 +23
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl
9/17 -9/20
1005 A 51 41 +10
President Obama Job ApprovalPolling Data
Source: www.realclearpolitics.com
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President Obama’s Four Pillars
• Nonproliferation and disarmament
• Promotion of peace and security
• Preservation of our planet
•Global economy that advances opportunity for all people