7 results for "Peter Baker"
Gays' political victories may influence court
Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 12:00 AMAs the Supreme Court justices struggled with the question of same-sex marriage this week, politicians in Congress kept handing down their own verdict. One after another, a series of lawmakers in recent days endorsed allowing gay men and lesbians...
Obama looks to steer clear of pitfalls in second term
Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 12:00 AMAs he tucked into a salad and a beef pastry, President Barack Obama looked around the family dining room in the White House and stared into his future. By some forecasts, it may not be a pretty sight.
Analysis: Nation gives seasoned Obama a 2nd chance
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 12:00 AMFor President Barack Obama, now comes a second chance. An electorate that considers the country to be on the wrong track nonetheless agreed to renew his contract Tuesday in hopes that the next four years will be better than the last.
Analysis: For Obama, goodbye to kid gloves – will it work?
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 12:00 AMHe waited all of 45 seconds to make clear he came not just ready for a fight but ready to pick one.
GOP seizes on Libya issue
Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 12:00 AMThe Obama administration's handling of the Libya attack has opened a new front in the presidential campaign just weeks before Election Day, as Republicans seize on it to question the president's performance as commander in chief.
Debate changes race's dynamics
Friday, October 5, 2012 at 12:00 AMPresident Barack Obama and Mitt Romney confronted what one feared, and the other hoped, was an altered campaign Thursday, pounding new urgency into what was shaping up as a wide-open final sprint to Election Day.
Obama, Romney cram for debate
Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 12:00 AMIn a conference room at the Democratic headquarters, President Barack Obama has been preparing for the debate next week, but the reviews of his staff are already in. Too long, they tell him. Cut that answer. Give crisper explanations. No one wan...
