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Reflecting on 100 Days

Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Washington D.C. to watch the first African American be sworn in as president. Since President Obama has taken office, he has had to take control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a tumultuous economy and pushing forward a $3 trillion budget.

Hundreds of thousands gather on the National Mall in Washington D.C. exuberantly waving American flags and President-elect Obama is sworn-in.

Jan. 20

Hundreds of thousands gather on the National Mall in Washington D.C. exuberantly waving American flags and President-elect Obama is sworn-in.

Lucian Perkins-For the Washington Post

Lorraine Bias, left, and her sister Rochelle Bias, both from Philadelphia, cry with excitement at President Obama's inauguration.

Jan. 20

Lorraine Bias, left, and her sister Rochelle Bias, both from Philadelphia, cry with excitement at President Obama's inauguration.

Lucian Perkins-For the Washington Post

The Bias sisters rejoice with the other mobs of people who were present at President Obama's inaugural ceremony.

Jan. 20

The Bias sisters rejoice with the other mobs of people who were present at President Obama's inaugural ceremony.

Lucian Perkins-For the Washington Post

When then-Sen. Barack Obama was announced as the 44th president on election night, Nov. 4. 2008, spontaneous celebrations popped up all over Washington D.C. Here, Marine Christian Boyd celebrates with Mahssa Tahriri in the popular U Street neighborhood.

Nov. 4

When then-Sen. Barack Obama was announced as the 44th president on election night, Nov. 4. 2008, spontaneous celebrations popped up all over Washington D.C. Here, Marine Christian Boyd celebrates with Mahssa Tahriri in the popular U Street neighborhood.

Michael Williamson-The Washington Post

Christian Boyd celebrates the election of Barack Obama as president among crowds of people in Washington D.C.

Nov. 4

Christian Boyd celebrates the election of Barack Obama as president among crowds of people in Washington D.C.

Michael Williamson-The Washington Post

Celebrations on election night lasted into the early morning hours with people celebrating in the streets.

Nov. 4

Celebrations on election night lasted into the early morning hours with people celebrating in the streets.

Michael Williamson-The Washington Post

Boyd leads a crowd in Washington, D.C. in chanting "Obama, Obama." Neighborhoods all over the nation's capital had mobs of people marching in celebration.

Nov. 4

Boyd leads a crowd in Washington, D.C. in chanting "Obama, Obama." Neighborhoods all over the nation's capital had mobs of people marching in celebration.

Lucian Perkins-For the Washington Post

Dr. Sharon Tomaski from Denver, Colo. weeps as she listens to the swearing in ceremony broadcast to the enormous crowd on Inauguration Day.

Jan. 20

Dr. Sharon Tomaski from Denver, Colo. weeps as she listens to the swearing in ceremony broadcast to the enormous crowd on Inauguration Day.

Carol Guzy-The Washington Post

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, shakes hands with President Obama at the Summit of the Americas in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Some members of the Republican party criticized Obama's handshake with Chavez, saying the interaction might show that America accepts the controversial Venezuelan leader.

April 17

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, shakes hands with President Obama at the Summit of the Americas in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Some members of the Republican party criticized Obama's handshake with Chavez, saying the interaction might show that America accepts the controversial Venezuelan leader.

Alfonso Ocando-AP

President Chavez gives a book, 'The Open Veins of Latin America' of Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano to President Obama during a multilateral meeting to begin during the Summit of the Americas at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

April 18

President Chavez gives a book, 'The Open Veins of Latin America' of Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano to President Obama during a multilateral meeting to begin during the Summit of the Americas at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Jim Watson-AFP/Getty Images

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Bill Mesta replaces an official picture of outgoing President George W. Bush with that of newly- sworn-in President Barack Obama, in the lobby of the headquarters of the U.S. Naval Station, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Jan. 20

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Bill Mesta replaces an official picture of outgoing President George W. Bush with that of newly- sworn-in President Barack Obama, in the lobby of the headquarters of the U.S. Naval Station, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Brennan Linsley-AP

A guard tower sits along a fence outside the Guantanamo detention facility on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Obama began overhauling U.S. treatment of terror suspects, signing orders on Jan. 22, 2009, to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

Nov. 18

A guard tower sits along a fence outside the Guantanamo detention facility on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Obama began overhauling U.S. treatment of terror suspects, signing orders on Jan. 22, 2009, to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

Brennan Linsley-AP

Maps of Iraq hang on the wall as President Obama meets with Gen. Ray Odierno at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. President Obama made a surprise visit to Iraq at the end of his first overseas trip to Europe as president.

April 7

Maps of Iraq hang on the wall as President Obama meets with Gen. Ray Odierno at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. President Obama made a surprise visit to Iraq at the end of his first overseas trip to Europe as president.

Charles Dharapak-AP

U.S. soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division patrol in Parwan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. President Obama has increased focus on Afghanistan and has pledged to send 21,000 additional troops to bolster the 38,000 already in the country.

April 6

U.S. soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division patrol in Parwan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. President Obama has increased focus on Afghanistan and has pledged to send 21,000 additional troops to bolster the 38,000 already in the country.

Rafiq Maqbool-AP

President Obama holds the second prime time press conference of his term in office. Obama dealt with questions on the collapse an bailout of financial institutions, his $3 trillion budget and the danger of drug cartels along the U.S-Mexico border.

March 24

President Obama holds the second prime time press conference of his term in office. Obama dealt with questions on the collapse an bailout of financial institutions, his $3 trillion budget and the danger of drug cartels along the U.S-Mexico border.

Bill O'leary-The Washington Post

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