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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York. Republicans lashed out at President Barack Obama and senior administration officials over their evolving description of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, a late campaign-season broadside challenging the veracity and leadership of an incumbent on the upswing. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

U.S. officials explain Libya attack intelligence

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

**FILE** Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets July 29, 2012, with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. (Associated Press)

Obama, Romney discuss Iran with Netanyahu

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 27, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Netanyahu to U.N.: It’s 11th hour on Iran nukes

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 67th session of the U.N. General Assembly at the world body's headquarters on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Abbas accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Sept. 11, 2012, photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov, not seen, in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the United Nations this week with a single item on his agenda: Iran. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool, File)

Netanyahu to bring his fears about Iran to U.N.

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

Thein Sein, President of Myanmar, speaks Sept. 27, 2012, during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. (Associated Press)

Myanmar leader hails democratic reform

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Abir Sultan, Pool)

Obama ducks meeting with ‘Bibi’; Clinton to meet with Israel’s Netanyahu

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama met last week with Seimone Augustus and other members of the 2011 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx. The honorary ceremony at the White House was one of the few official duties of the president since he accepted his party’s nomination for re-election. (Associated Press)

Obama focuses on campaigning, fundraising

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney pauses during his daily news briefing at the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama’s camp calls Libya hit ‘terrorism’

By Ashish Kumar Sen and Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks Sept. 25, 2012, at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. (Associated Press)

Morsi: Won’t rest until Syrian war ends

By Diaa Hadid - Associated Press

Illustration by Kichka, Israel Channel 1, Jerusalem, Israel

FIELDS: Bumps in Obama’s Mideast road

By Suzanne Fields - The Washington Times

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 67th session of the U.N. General Assembly at the world body's headquarters on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Iranian president hurls insults with less fury

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

The NFL’s substitute referees have come under increasing criticism after Sunday’s questionable call. (Associated Press)

Politicians grab political football, run with it

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25, 2012. (Associated Press)

At U.N., Obama downplays terrorism in Libya attack

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Afghan president Karzai blasts anti-Islam film

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Al-Jaafari (left) arrives for the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 25, 2012. (Associated Press)

World leaders clash over Syria

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 25, 2012. (Associated Press)

U.N. chief alarmed by ‘war talk,’ Syrian crisis

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Lakhdar Brahimi (center), the U.N.-Arab League joint special representative for Syria, arrives for closed-door consultations on Syria at the United Nations on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/David Karp)

U.N. envoy: Syria war is threatening the region

By David Stringer and Ron DePasquale - Associated Press

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. (AP Photo)

Muslim-led nations seek global ban on insults of Muhammad

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times