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November 7, 2012
7:31 am

President Barack Obama speaks to a joint session of Congress in May 2012 (photo credit: Lawrence Jackson/White House)

Obama wins but Washington remains unchanged

If president cannot end gridlock, his second term will be reduced to veto threats, empty promises, end runs around Congress and legacy-sealing forays into foreign lands

By Ben Feller

November 3, 2012
8:57 am

Campaign signs for both US President Barack Obama and his challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, are seen in yards outside Evans City, Pennsylvania on Friday (photo credit: AP/Keith Srakocic)

Without Clinton, possibly without Panetta, a second-term Obama would try to keep ‘Arab Spring’ from unraveling

If reelected, US president would push for economic recovery his way, would need new people around him

By Ben Feller

October 23, 2012
5:57 am

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama face off in Monday night's debate (photo credit: PBS screenshot)

Combative Obama finds subdued Romney

As president takes the offensive, Republican challenger projects moderation

By Ben Feller

October 23, 2012
1:42 am

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left, and US President Barack Obama face off during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY on October 16 (photo credit: AP/David Goldman)

Final debate comes down to leadership

Analysis: In Florida, Obama and Romney are appealing to a TV audience that is weary of war but no longer consumed by it

By Ben Feller

October 17, 2012
9:04 am

President Barack Obama, left, and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speak to members of the audience during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in Hempstead, NY (photo credit: AP/Pool-Shannon Stapleton)

Obama rebounds, showing blistering form

In town hall debate, voters get an almost desperate competition of ideas and claims between two men who badly want the job

By Ben Feller

October 12, 2012
1:01 am

Vice President Joe Biden, left, followed by his daughter Ashley Biden, center, and son Beau Biden, right, walk out of Air Force Two upon their arrival at Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Lexington, Ky., for the vice presidential debate. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

The burden is on Biden in unusually critical vice presidential debate

As the president drops in polls, Biden and Ryan face off on a range of domestic and foreign policy issues

By Ben Feller

October 8, 2012
6:39 am

At star-studded fundraiser, Obama acknowledges lackluster debate performance

US president is on a two-day swing through California, hoping for a major cash boost ahead of elections

By Ben Feller and Steve Peoples

September 25, 2012
12:53 pm

President Barack Obama (photo credit: Shutterstock)

At UN, Obama to urge world to confront roots of Muslim rage

‘Make no mistake: a nuclear-armed Iran is not a challenge that can be contained,’ reads speech exerpt

By Ben Feller

September 21, 2012
8:26 am

Pakistani protesters hold a banner depicting US President Barack Obama and pastor Terry Jones during a rally in Peshawar on Thursday (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Sajjad)

Obama’s 4-year record in the Muslim world

Anti-US protests this month indicate strides as well as setbacks

By Ben Feller and Robert Burns

May 22, 2012
1:41 am

Protesters in Chicago on Monday take part in a "die-in" on the final day of the NATO summit. (photo credit: Nam Y. Huh/AP)

At NATO summit, world leaders plan Afghanistan exit in 2014

Obama says embattled country will be stable enough to leave but still loaded with troubles

By Anne Gearan and Ben Feller

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Ben Feller

Obama wins but Washington remains unchanged

If president cannot end gridlock, his second term will be reduced to veto threats, empty promises, end runs around Congress and legacy-sealing forays into foreign lands

Without Clinton, possibly without Panetta, a second-term Obama would try to keep ‘Arab Spring’ from unraveling

If reelected, US president would push for economic recovery his way, would need new people around him

Combative Obama finds subdued Romney

As president takes the offensive, Republican challenger projects moderation

Final debate comes down to leadership

Analysis: In Florida, Obama and Romney are appealing to a TV audience that is weary of war but no longer consumed by it

Obama rebounds, showing blistering form

In town hall debate, voters get an almost desperate competition of ideas and claims between two men who badly want the job

The burden is on Biden in unusually critical vice presidential debate

As the president drops in polls, Biden and Ryan face off on a range of domestic and foreign policy issues

At star-studded fundraiser, Obama acknowledges lackluster debate performance

US president is on a two-day swing through California, hoping for a major cash boost ahead of elections

At UN, Obama to urge world to confront roots of Muslim rage

‘Make no mistake: a nuclear-armed Iran is not a challenge that can be contained,’ reads speech exerpt

Obama’s 4-year record in the Muslim world

Anti-US protests this month indicate strides as well as setbacks

At NATO summit, world leaders plan Afghanistan exit in 2014

Obama says embattled country will be stable enough to leave but still loaded with troubles

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