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	Name:	Lady -
	Subject:	First year accomplishments
	Date:	1/31/2010 6:25:21 PM

Quite a few, I'd say!

1. Created an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes
2. Increased minority access to capital
3. Established a credit card bill of rights
4. Expanded loan programs for small businesses
5. Extended and indexed the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch
6. Expanded the Senior Corps volunteer program
7. Expanded eligibility for State Children's Health Insurance Fund (SCHIP)
8. Expanded funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners
9. Increased funding to expand community based prevention programs
10. Signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
11. Assured that the Veterans Administration budget is prepared as 'must-pass' legislation
12. Appointed a special adviser to the president on violence against women
13. Directed military leaders to end war in Iraq
14. No permanent bases in Iraq
15. Sent two additional brigades to Afghanistan
16. Strengthened and expanded military exchange programs with other countries
17. Made greater investment in advanced military air technology
18. Made U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on anti-terror efforts
19. Gave a speech at a major Islamic forum in the first 100 days of his administration
20. Allocated Homeland Security funding according to risk
21. Created a real National Infrastructure Protection Plan
22. Increased funding for local emergency planning
23. Stood down nuclear forces to be reduced under the Moscow Treaty
24. Appointed a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security
25. Initiated a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime
26. Improved relations with Turkey, and its relations with Iraqi Kurds
27. Launched an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA)
28. Created a rapid response fund for emerging democracies
29. Granted Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send money to Cuba
30. Restored funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program
31. Established an Energy Partnership for the Americas
32. Released presidential records
33. Required new hires at the agencies to sign a form affirming their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions
34. Provided affordable, high-quality child care
35. Recruited math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession
36. Encouraged water-conservation efforts in the West
37. Increased funding for national parks and forests
38. Increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
39. Encouraged farmers to use more renewable energy and be more energy efficient
40. Pursue a wildfire management plan
41. Removed more brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires
42. More controlled burns to reduce wildfires
43. Expanded access to places to hunt and fish
44. Pushed for enactment of Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation and other factors
45. Restored funding to the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
46. Reformed mandatory minimum sentences
47. Created a White House Office on Urban Policy
48. Established program to convert manufacturing centers into clean technology leaders
49. Created an artist corps for schools
50. Championed the importance of arts education
51. Supported increased funding for the NEA
52. Added another Space Shuttle flight
53. Use the private sector to improve spaceflight
54. Partnered to enhance the potential of the International Space Station
55. Use the International Space Station for fundamental biological and physical research
56. Explore whether International Space Station can operate after 2016
57. Work toward deploying a global climate change research and monitoring system
58. Enhanced earth mapping
59. Appointed an assistant to the president for science and technology policy
60. Established special crime programs for the New Orleans area
61. Rebuilded schools in New Orleans
62. Funded a major expansion of AmeriCorps
63. Created a Social Investment Fund Network
64. Bolstered the military's ability to speak different languages
65. Appointed the nation's first Chief Technology Officer
66. Provided grants to early-career researchers
67. Worked to overturn Ledbetter vs. Goodyear
68. Created a national declassification center
69. Appointed an American Indian policy adviser
70. Increased funding for land-grant colleges
71. Ban lobbyist gifts to executive employees
72. Created new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud
73. Weatherize 1 million low-income homes per year
74. Invested in all types of alternative energy
75. Enacted tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars
76. Asked people and businesses to conserve electricity
77. Created a 'Green Vet Initiative' to promote environmental jobs for veterans
78. Created job training programs for clean technologies
79. Required states to provide incentives for utilities to reduce energy consumption
80. Supported high-speed rail
81. Invested in public transportation
82. Equalized tax breaks for driving and public transit
83. Shared enviromental technology with other countries
84. Doubled federal spending for research on clean fuels
85. Provided grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes
86. Increased funding for the Environmental Protection Agency
87. Appointed at least one Republican to the cabinet
88. Raised the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009
89. Extended unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits
90. Reversed restrictions on stem cell research

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