People, Places, and the Event 4/12, "42-44th"

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 repealed "don't ask, don't tell"  10.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.