Egypt's president defends record of first 100 days

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s new Islamist president on Saturday strongly defended his performance in his first 100 days in office, facing down criticism that little has been achieved even as he acknowledged that his administration has not fulfilled all of his promises and that much work lies ahead.

Speaking to a crowd of tens of thousands at a Cairo’s largest sports stadium, Mohammed Morsi used his nearly two-hour speech to lay out what he presented as achievements since he took power in late June as Egypt’s first freely elected president.