1. passed health care reform 2. passed the stimulus 3. passed wall street reform 4. ended the war in Iraq 5. began draw down of war in Afghanistan 6. eliminated Osama bin laden 7. turned around U.S. auto industry 8. recapitalized banks 9. repealed "don't ask, don't tell" 10. toppled Moammar Gaddafi 11. told Mubarak to go 12. reversed Bush torture policies 13. improved America's image abroad 14. kicked banks out of federal student loan program, expanded pell grant spending 15. created race to the top 16. boosted fuel efficiency standards 17. coordinated international response to financial crisis 18. passed mini stimuli 19. began Asia "pivot" 20. increased support for veterans 21. tightened sanctions on Iran 22. created conditions to begin closing dirtiest power plants 23. passed credit card reforms 24. eliminated catch-22 in pay equality laws 25. protected two liberal seats on the U.S. supreme court 26. improved food safety system 27. achieved new START treaty 28. expanded national service 29. expanded wilderness and watershed protection 30. gave the FDA power to regulate tobacco 31. pushed federal agencies to be green leaders 32. passed fair sentencing act 33. trimmed and reoriented missile defense 34. began post-post-9/11 military build down 35. let space shuttle die and killed planned moon mission 36. invested heavily in renewable technology 37. crafting next-generation school tests 38. cracked down on bad for-profit colleges 39. improved school nutrition 40. expanded hate crimes protections 41. avoided scandal 42. brokered agreement for speedy compensation to victims of gulf oil spill.
