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What has President Barack Obama done since being in office?

What has President Barack Obama done since being in office? Has he made any significant changes in U.S. politics since being elected. If so, what are they?
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nicholaspolds | 1 year, 7 months ago
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List of Obama Changes and Accomplishments in Office So Far:

• Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending.
• Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices.
• Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women.
• Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
• Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB.
• Ended media blackout on war casualties, enabling the reporting of full information.
• Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB. The media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family.
• The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act.
• Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible.
• Limits on lobbyist access to the White House.
• Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration.
• Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date.
• Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which were not used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan.
• Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research.
• Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research.
• New federal funding for science and research labs.
• States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards.
• Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect.
• Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools.
• New funds for school construction.
• The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out.
• US Auto industry rescue plan.
• Housing rescue plan.
• $789 billion economic stimulus plan.
• The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying.
• US financial and banking rescue plan.
• The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed.
• Ended the previous policy, and the US now has a no torture policy to ensure compliance with the Geneva Convention standards.
• Better body armor is now being provided to our troops.
• The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010.
• Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols.
• Re-engaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic.
• Re-engaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office.
• Ensured the successful release of a US captain held by Somali pirates by authorizing the SEALS to do their job.
• US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast.
• Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles.
• Created the cash for clunkers program that offers vouchers to trade in fuel-inefficient, polluting old cars for new vehicles, which stimulated auto sales.
• Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government.
• Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children.
• Signed the national service legislation, which expanded national youth service program.
• Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones.
• Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions.
• Expanding vaccination programs.
• Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disaster.

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