April 29, 2009
Posted: April 29th, 2009 10:33 PM ET

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Rollins: Clinton gets B+.
Rollins: Clinton gets B+.

I give Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a B+ for her handling of the job so far.

She has kept a stable pace with some high-powered people put in around her by the president, without any apparent signs of turf battles.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 10:00 PM ET

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I give President Obama an A for his press conference. He showed mastery on a wide range of issues - a rare and important skill.

Also, he was great at showing humor tonight - something he has stumbled over in the past. We all remember the mistake he made on Jay Leno, and his joking about Nancy Reagan in a way people found offensive.

But it's a sign of confidence to come back to something that didn't work the first couple times.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 10:00 PM ET

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(CNN) - I give Secretary of State Hillary Clinton an A. She is off to a terrific start.

She's helping the president rebuild alliances across the world. She's helped to reset our agenda which many of our allies.

I also disagree with those that who criticize her for apologizing for past U.S. actions.
The United States government depends on having a leader that keeps his word, and a country that keeps its promises.

For too long we were bullies across this world.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 09:04 PM ET

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I'd give President Obama a B+ for his handling of the economy so far. He essentially appears to be moving in the right direction, but the banking plan was slow to get off the ground and it's unclear if it will work.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 09:00 PM ET

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I give President Obama a B- for his press conference. He clearly is a great performer, and the master of his own universe in that respect.

But I found him to be very disingenuous on the interrogation techniques question. Former Vice President Dick Cheney has called for the declassification of memos showing what information aggressive interrogation techniques yielded so people get a better understanding on whether these techniques work or not.

He sort of kicked that question aside. It's an unfair way to treat the issue.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 09:00 PM ET

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I give President Obama a B+ for his press conference.

He is a great performer, but he needs to do better keeping things interesting.

What bothers me a little bit about his responses: they get more boring as they go on. He needs to hold people's attention span, and tighten up his answers.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 08:55 PM ET

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Vice President Joe Biden far and away deserves an A for his first 100 days.
Vice President Joe Biden far and away deserves an A for his first 100 days.

Vice President Joe Biden far and away deserves an A for his first 100 days.

After all, he orchestrated one of the single biggest coups in American politics: helping convince Sen. Arlen Specter to switch parties. He met or spoke with Specter 14 times in the last two months.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 08:33 PM ET

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very time he talks, he makes news and does us reporters a favor!
very time he talks, he makes news and does us reporters a favor!

As a reporter, I can't resist giving Vice President Joe Biden an A. Every time he talks, he makes news and does us reporters a favor! He always makes for a great story.

In all seriousness, he also appears to be coordinating the economic stimulus package at the local level very well.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 08:24 PM ET

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I agree with CNN.com voters on this one: Vice President Joe Biden deserves a B for his first 100 days in office.

I think he's learned his lessons about speaking off the cuff, and he's done quite well. No serious gaffes yet, unfortunately for us Republicans.

He's been loyal to the president and tried to stay in the background as a good vice president should.

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 08:22 PM ET

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Voters on CNN.com gave President Obama an A for his handling of the economy.

What are they drinking out there?

Maybe an A for effort - it's definitely big and large.

But it's too early to give a massive spending package like that any grade.

UPDATE: Turns out after all votes were tabulated, Obama gets a B from CNN.com readers on his handling of the economy. This is still too high!

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 12:51 PM ET

Tune in to CNN at 7 pm ET Wednesday for the CNN National Report Card - your take on President Obama's efforts over his first 100 days in office.

How do you grade the Obama administration's first 100 days? Submit your grades here.

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