Top 10 Best Obama Moments of 2009 By etriplett [19 more lists]

Barack Obama is the best. He came into the Presidency at a pretty tough time, and while to be honest he hasn't been as aggressive on some issues as I and other progressives would have liked, I think we can cut him some slack considering the huge shambles the country was left in thanks to the last guy, and administrations before him. He's done some pretty good things in the first year, and several more are in the works. I think Obama's biggest struggle is dealing with government bureaucracy, which is not something that can be easily fixed.

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Appointed a Special Adviser to the President on Violence Against Women

Obama appointed an adviser to the Pres to ensure his agenda is coordinated across federal agencies, and fully addresses prevention (there's that magic word again), programs and the legal aspect of gender based violence. Pretty awesome!

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Increased Funding to Expand Community Based Prevention Programs

Clearly, as a Public Health Professional I am going to applaud Obama's efforts in health, of which he has quite a few. Obama has been a strong proponent of preventative efforts, focusing on improving our public health system, and shifting the focus in US Health Care from a focus on a "sickness" system to a health and wellness system. Basically, that's pretty progressive and radical. Even though it is essentially common sense.

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Health Care Reform

This one is still in the works, but as Obama stated in his speech in September of 2009, this is not a new issue and health care reform has been on the table for several years. But it is, after a long struggle, finally moving towards actually being implemented. Will it solve all of our problems? No, not at all. But it is a step in the right direction.

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Approved Federal Funding for Embryonic Cell Research

Obama reversed President Bush's ban on federal funding for embryonic cell research, a move that made scientists and Christopher Reeves fans very pleased. Also, Nancy Reagan. This really is a great move for science, and will hopefully lead to some great research. Kudos, Obama!

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Called Fox News Out

Obama basically referred to Fox News as a News Organization that operates from a radio talk show format. Which is basically like referring to The Daily Show as a show that reports the news with a humerous slant, in that that is a correct assumption about Fox News. But in all honesty, in the United States, you basically need to get your news from other countries.

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Called Kanye West Out

He called Kanye West a jackass, after Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift at the MTV Music Awards.

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SCHIP

When SCHIP, or State Children's Health Insurance Program went up for vote during the Bush administration, I thought surely that will pass, I don't really need to call my congress person to tell them to vote for this, who would really deny children health coverage? Well, apparently enough people to not have it pass. So, when Obama authorized SCHIP and provided health coverage to millions of currently uninsured children, I thought it was pretty awesome.

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Lilly Led Better Fair Pay Act of 2009

The first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama, this bill eases the requirements for filing employee discrimination law suits.

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Reversed Global Gag Rule

When Bush was president, he signed a bill banning federal funding to foreign establishments that allowed abortions. Many of theses establishments also provided life saving services, including family planning services and services for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as support services for individuals living with these diseases. Obama reversed this ban, and ultimately helped save thousands of lives.

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Ordered Closing of Guantanamo Bay

Although not completed in a year as he first promised, Obama did order the closing of Guantanamo Bay in the early days of his presidency.

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