Via Political Tiger @ Democratic Underground # Signed executive orders to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year, ban torture and end the CIA’s secret overseas prisons and define treatment of Detainees. # Reversed restrictions on stem cell research. # Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Reducing discrimination based on gender, age, religion, or race. # Signed an executive order reversing the ban that prohibits funding to international family planning groups that provide abortions. Gag rule revoked (Mexico City policy). # Creates the White House Council on Women and Girls “to provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls and to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families.” # Signed a Presidental Memorandum extending … Read entire article »