奥巴立刻任百天应答困难 Obama Tackles Range of Issues in First 100 Days

对于伊拉克战斗，总统奥巴马设定的最后期限是2010年8月底之前将大局部美军撤退伊拉克。他还发布了一项针对阿富汗跟巴基斯坦的新策略，保障有更多的美军军队参加练习阿富汗的保险部队。

Wednesday (April 29th) marks U.S. President Barack Obama's 100th day in office. In that time, Mr. Obama has tackled a range of issues -- taking steps to reverse the global economic crisis, changing the U.S. approach to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, modifying detention and interrogation policies and working to improve U.S relations with the rest of the world.

与此同时，屋宇和信贷市场的下滑以及失业剧增，奥巴马总统追求国会同意巨额资金救命陷于危机的银行体系。他还推进了大范围经济刺激打算，只管共和党强烈反对有关破法。

Meanwhile, as the housing and credit markets slumped and unemployment soared, Mr. Obama turned to Congress for billions of dollars to rescue failing banks. He also pushed through a massive stimulus package, despite strong Republican opposition to the legislation.

Driven by a campaign message of "change," Mr. Obama reversed a number of policies of his predecessor, George W. Bush, within his first few weeks. In one of his first acts as president, Mr. Obama pledged to close the controversial U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year.