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100 Days Report Card
100 Days Report Card

How’s Obama doing so far? The Daily Beast’s all-star team of analysts, from Christopher Buckley to Paul Begala, Sean Wilentz to Rep. Peter King, weigh in.

Obamas Big Night
Obamas Big Night

Watch five buzzed-about moments from last night's press conference, where topics like swine flu and economics took a second seat to the weirdest presidential question ever.

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Behind Obamas 100-Day PR Strategy

Could this be a "mission accomplished" moment for the new White House? Richard Wolffe on how David Axelrod and other top aides decided to mark the occasion.

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Obamas Bipartisan Triumphs

Contrary to conventional wisdom, says former Clinton budget advisor Matt Miller, Obama has reached across the aisle in his first 100 days. He's advancing GOP health, energy, and education goals-so why aren't the Republicans supporting them?

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Obamas 100 Million Question

Sure his ratings are still through the roof. But if he can't get his own cabinet to go along with his latest budget proposal, he will go down as just another tax-and-spend liberal.

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A Record Number of Czars

The bailout czar? The God czar? As President Obama appoints enough czars to impress a Russian nobleman, The Daily Beast has the goods on who they are and how they'll steer policy.

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Obamas Frenemies

As debate erupts on the Web over Obama’s visit with Chavez—was it an embrace or a blowoff?—Matthew Yglesias says that everyone’s missing the point: The more photo ops with our “enemies,” the better.

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100 Days of Panic

The arrival of swine flu at Obama's 100-day mark signals the challenges that will define his presidency. From financial panic to Islamic fundamentalism, a new wave of dangers is sweeping the planet.

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Obama Ready to Start Over?

Obama says he's ready to "start from scratch" on health-care reform—but not in the way the GOP wants. Appearing at a surprise press briefing on Tuesday, the president hammered home that bipartisanship means compromise, not capitulation.

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Backstage at the State of the Union

The five people—besides the president—who are key to Wednesday’s big-time address.

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