We're not quite at the 100 hour mark just yet. [We have to wait until Saturday at 2:05pm -- or Sunday at 11am, if you're counting from the re-oath.] Still, we can look at the accomplishments of the week. What do we have so far?
Ethics reform in the executive branch
---Strict lobbying restrictions for outgoing staff
---Strong requirements for incoming staff
Symbolic pay freezes for the highest-paid White House staff
Greater openness in the release of executive branch documents
---Current president can overrule former president's refusal
---Refusal of documents must stem from a legitimate security concern
A mostly symbolic ban on torture, though with practical implications
The probable closure of Guatanamo Bay prison camp within a year
Appointment of Former Sen. George Mitchell as envoy to the Middle East, especially the Israel/Palestinian conflict, and Richard Holbrooke as envoy to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and (hopefully) India
The initial opening by the FDA of further stem cell research
The elimination of the ban on using foreign aid for funding family planning organizations (read: condoms and abortions)
A missile attack on supposed Al-Qaeda targets in the Waziristan region of Pakistan
