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For a ‘Hallmark holiday,’ White House going all-out

Behind closed doors in recent days, senior White House aides have been saying that measuring President Obama’s first 100 days is the journalistic equivalent of a Hallmark holiday. “They don’t mean anything,” quipped one aide, “but you have to observe them.” But literally in the next breath the very same aide got pretty bold — saying that anyone doing one of these anniversary stories would be “hard-pressed to find another administration that has done as much” as Obama so early in a presidency, including FDR

Amanpour: Obama’s 100 days of foreign affairs

Judging by the hysterical reaction in some quarters, to President Obama’s handshake with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, or his bow to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, you would think that America’s national security rested solely on body language not sound policy. But just for the record, let’s not forget that President George W. Bush kissed and held hands with the same Abdullah after 9/11, while also looking deep into the soul of Vladimir Putin.

King: Second 100 days will be bigger test for Obama

As introductions go, it has been a fast-paced, fascinating first 100 days: an ambitious domestic agenda aimed at reinvigorating the economy and the government’s reach into its workings, and several provocative steps on the world stage that, like at home, signal a clear break from the previous administration.