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Tag: Obama’s accomplishments

Obama’s numbers

July 13, 2016 Bobbi Clemons Economy, Government, Obama Leave a comment

Every quarter, Factcheck.org likes to take a look at the numbers since Obama became President. They go deeper than just unemployment and study metrics

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The New Yorker: “The reelection of Barack Obama is a matter of great urgency”

November 2, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Obama, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It’s no surprise that the liberal leaning New Yorker is endorsing Barack Obama for president. Although predictable, it’s worth a read because it offers

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Obama signs anti-human-trafficking executive order

September 28, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Good government, Human Rights, International, Obama Leave a comment

In a fitting move on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Obama has taken major step forward in the fight against human

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Obama sets new auto fuel efficiency standards: 54.5 mpg by 2025

August 31, 2012 Madonna Gauding Economy, Environment, Good government Leave a comment

When adding up the accomplishments of the Obama administration, the increase in auto fuel efficiency standards, also known by the acronym CAFE (Corporate Average

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More items to add to your Obama-accomplishment list

January 31, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Financial reform, Foreign Policy, Government, Health care, Obama, Voting/Elections, War, Women Leave a comment

One of the most-read posts here on Occasional Planet continues to be “President Obama’s 244 accomplishments.” Since it first appeared in 2010, that post

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Obama is increasing the number of female and minority judges

October 12, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Obama, Politics 4 comments

Looking for some good news about the Obama presidency? Here’s one: President Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversity the

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Presidential promise kept: Stopping stop-loss

February 25, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Obama, War One comment

President Obama is about to deliver on one of his promises, as his administration ends the military policy known as “stop-loss” next month [March

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Obama’s accomplishments: Lifting the media blackout at Dover

January 7, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Media, Obama, War 9 comments

At the outset of the first Gulf War, then-Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney imposed a ban on photographs and broadcast coverage of the arrival

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Thanks, President Obama: Acting against wage discrimination

December 6, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Courts, Good government, Obama Leave a comment

If you’re looking for an example of the good work that can be done-and has been done—by a president, Democrats and a US Congress

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Thanks, President Obama: Credit-card holders get a better deal

November 23, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Good government, Obama Leave a comment

Don’t believe ‘em when they say the progressive agenda is unloved by American citizens. Much has been accomplished in the first two years of

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