PRESIDENT Barack Obama yesterday gave an assessment of his first 100 days in office, saying he was “pleased” but “not satisfied” with progress made.

Controversial US attorney general Alberto Gonzales has announced he will resign his position as the United States’ top law enforcement official.

BOTH Republicans and Democrats yesterday demanded answers from the Bush administration about a government spy agency secretly collecting records of tens of millions ordinary Americans’ phone calls to build a database of every call made within the country.