The war over terror in the Obama administration

The World

After the failed attempt to explode a bomb on an American plane on Christmas Day, how and when President Obama responded became the focus in the avalanche of media coverage that followed.

In this week’s Times magazine cover story, “Obama’s War Over Terror,” New York Times Washington Correspondent Peter Baker expands on those headlines with an in-depth look at the president’s approach to terrorism. He joins us to describe the president’s evolution on terror since taking office.

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