A new Congressional Quarterly study has given Obama a higher mark than any other president in terms of winning Congressional votes for policy. In just one year, Obama has tackled the issues of Afghanistan, Iraq, the expanding terrorist threat, a poor economy, and a heated debate over health care reform. Every president has demanded action of Congress, but not every president has received it. Obama's success rate is unprecedented- 96.7% on all votes on which he had a clear stance in both the House and Senate. Obama beat out some of America's greatest presidents including LBJ, who scored 93% in 1965, and Eisenhower, who scored 89% in 1953.
NPR also stalks the president:
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