Obama ‘pleased’ with first 100 days

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

Speaking at a town hall meeting in Missouri, Obama highlighted achievements including the expansion of healthcare, the passing of a massive economic recovery package and the restoration of America’s reputation through the announced closure of Guantanamo Bay.

But he acknowledged that a lot more needed to be done, notably to pull the US out of the depths of recession, declaring “we have got a lot of work to do”.