Article Photos: Obama, in election mode, tightens his UN diplomacy



FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2011, file photo President Barack Obama addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. When the world's leaders gather in New York next week for the 67th session Obama has no plans to meet privately with any of them. He will, however, make time for "The View," a freewheeling TV talk show more likely to reach voters than Obama would with the diplomacy he is skipping at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2011, file photo President Barack Obama addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. When the world's leaders gather in New York next week for the 67th session Obama has no plans to meet privately with any of them. He will, however, make time for "The View," a freewheeling TV talk show more likely to reach voters than Obama would with the diplomacy he is skipping at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)