Obama attacked on Libya

Republicans lashed out at President Barack Obama and his administration chiefs over their evolving description of the deadly September 11 attack on the US consulate in Libya.

Desperate to reverse the apparent trajectory of the White House race, Republicans sensed a political opportunity in Mr Obama’s reluctance to utter the words “terrorist attack” as well as the varying explanations emerging from the administration about the assault in Benghazi that killed US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans.