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The watchdog media...The legislative achievements have been stupendous the $789 billion stimulus bill, the budget plan that is still being hammered out (and may, ultimately, include the next landmark safety-net program, universal health insurance). There has also been a cascade of new policies to address the financial crisis massive interventions in the housing and credit markets, a market-based plan to buy the toxic assets that many banks have on their books, a plan to bail out the auto industry and a strict new regulatory regime proposed for Wall Street. Obama has also completely overhauled foreign policy, from Cuba to Afghanistan. In a way, Obamas 100 days is even more dramatic than Roosevelts, says Elaine Kamarck of Harvards Kennedy School of Government. Roosevelt only had to deal with a domestic crisis. Obama has had to overhaul foreign policy as well, including two wars. And thats really the secret of why this has seemed so spectacular.
Times Joe Klein in the magazines May 4 cover story on Barack Obamas first 100 days as President.