Good start is half done: Obama's 1st 100 days

WASHINGTON: As Barack Obama's new administration turns 100-days old today, the economy will determine whether the first US black president achieves what few US presidents have: a far-reaching change in American politics that might even earn its own title and legacy.

Will there be an Obama version of the New Deal, the Great Society or the Reagan Revolution?

Afghanistan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and other foreign hot spots certainly will test Obama. But the deeply troubled economy is his signature challenge and the focus of his greatest efforts, attention and gambles in his first 100 days in office.