Barack Obama's First 100 Days

As the historic presidency reaches its 100-day milestone, TIME.com offers a look back at Barack Obama's news-packed start, day by day, quote by quote and picture by picture

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January

  1. The Inauguration
  2. New Transparency, Old Tax Troubles
  3. Closing Gitmo, Restarting Diplomacy
  4. The Abortion Battles Start Anew, Quietly
  5. Selling the Stimulus
  6. Savaging the Stimulus
  7. Reaching Out, Changing Directions
  8. Courting the Stimulus Skeptics
  9. Spinning the Stimulus Vote
  10. Fair (and Unfair) Pay
  11. Bonus Blowback
  12. No Joke

February

  1. Super Bowl Strategy
  2. Pep Rallies
  3. The Daschle Debacle
  4. Fighting Back
  5. Finding (and Losing) Faith
  6. Biden's Fuzzy Math
  7. Gone Camping
  8. Up Next: Bank Bailout
  9. A Prime-Time Push
  10. Finding Some Republican Relief
  11. Geithner on the Defensive
  12. Two Down at Commerce
  13. Obama's Big Win
  14. Romantic Getaway
  15. Another Mess for Burris
  16. Clinton Takes Charge
  17. A Surge for Afghanistan
  18. Mortgage Aid for Main Street
  19. Santelli's Populist Rant
  20. Conflicting Signals on Bank Bailout
  21. Kennedy Speaks Up
  22. Governors Whining and Dining
  23. Fiscal Face-Off
  24. Obama's Status Report
  25. Getting a Grip on Gitmo
  26. Budget Brawl
  27. Delivering on Iraq
  28. Limbaugh's Tongue-Lashing

March

  1. Gates' Inside View
  2. Aiding Middle East Peace
  3. Ups and Downs
  4. Fun and Games
  5. Homing In on Health
  6. Man of Steele
  7. Talking to the Enemies
  8. An Awakening for Afghanistan?
  9. Stem-Cell Shift
  10. Debating Dollars on the Hill
  11. Double Standard on Earmarks?
  12. Arguing for His Agenda
  13. Market Mind Games
  14. Sparking the AIG Outrage
  15. Cheney's Opening Salvo
  16. New Fronts in the AIG Attack
  17. Raining on the St. Patrick's Parade
  18. A Tipping Point for AIG Anger
  19. Missing the Punch Line
  20. An Overture to Iran
  21. Cold Words from Iran
  22. No Laughing Matter
  23. Geithner's TARP 2 Tryout
  24. Peeved During Prime Time
  25. The Blame Game
  26. Of Dope and Details
  27. Obama's War
  28. Commencement Craze
  29. The Go-Slow Approach
  30. A CEO Shake-Up at GM
  31. Talking At — and with — Iran

April

  1. A Royal Embrace, A Russian Entente
  2. Nations Cooperating, a Leader Inspiring
  3. On the Presidential Red Carpet
  4. Bridging the Gap on Afghanistan
  5. NoKo No-No
  6. Making Up with Muslims
  7. The War at Home — and Abroad
  8. A Few Credits Short for Obama
  9. Rove's Heated Rhetoric
  10. Positive Thinking
  11. A Republican Hopeful?
  12. Sunday Surprises
  13. Cuba's Progress, Coleman's Setback
  14. Bo's Big Coming-Out Party
  15. Tea Parties and an Aging Revolutionary
  16. Debating the Torture Memos
  17. The EPA's Big Move on Global Warming
  18. A Gift from Chavez?
  19. Using Cuba and Chávez Against Obama
  20. Ticking Time Bomb
  21. Obama's Torture Dilemma
  22. Firing Back(wards)
  23. Enough Said
  24. Will Speed Kill Health Care?
  25. Iraq's Deadly Return
  26. Swine Flu Fear
  27. Swine Flu Frenzy
  28. Specter's Seismic Switch
  29. Marking the Milestone

Videos

  1. 100 Days Behind the Lens
  2. 100 Days in 100 Seconds

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  6. Zhu Zhu Mania: Hamster Toys Are Ruling Christmas
  7. Toilets
  8. The Fall of Greg Craig, Obama's Top Lawyer
  9. Woman Loses Benefits over Facebook Photo
  10. East Antarctica, Long Stable, Is Now Losing Ice
  1. The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
  2. Zhu Zhu Mania: Hamster Toys Are Ruling Christmas
  3. The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade From Hell
  4. Obama's 'Mistakes': Way Too Early to Judge
  5. Toilets
  6. California Judge Challenging Obama on Gay Rights
  7. Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
  8. Will Private Equity Be the Next Meltdown?
  9. East Antarctica, Long Stable, Is Now Losing Ice
  10. Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

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