Obama is Blazing a New Trail With His Bold Moves on the Economy

Obama's workday begins at about 9:30 a.m. with national-security and economic briefings followed by a lengthy series of meetings and public appearances, punctuated by lunch—often a cheeseburger and waffle fries. After that, he reads memos on policy and upcoming events, which he sometimes studies until after midnight.

And it's the details of policy that absorb nearly all of his attention. With the pace of change that Obama is setting, there's little doubt that his next 100 days will be just as important as his first.

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