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One way Trump went big league in his first 100 days

  • Written by Mark Major, Senior Lecturer, Pennsylvania State University
imageTrump signs the Waters of the United States executive order on Feb. 28, 2017. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Since FDR, a president’s first 100 days offer an important – if arbitrary – measure for evaluating success. While it is unlikely any executive will again match the productivity of Roosevelt, most scholars of the presidency agree...

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