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Exclusive: Benghazi Talking Points Underwent 12 Revisions, Scrubbed of Terror Reference — When it became clear last fall that the CIA's now discredited Benghazi talking points were flawed, the White House said repeatedly the documents were put together almost entirely by the intelligence community …
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Why Benghazi is a Blow to Obama and Clinton — Both parties are wrong about the scandal: It's not Watergate and it's not nothing. — Both parties are wrong about Benghazi. Existing evidence does not point to a far-reaching cover-up on the scale of Watergate, as Republicans want you to believe.
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The Benghazi Scandal Grows — ADVANCE ARTICLE from our May 20th issue — CIA director David Petraeus was surprised when he read the freshly rewritten talking points an aide had emailed him in the early afternoon of Saturday, September 15. One day earlier, analysts with the CIA's Office …
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Scrubbing the Truth from Benghazi — Caught playing politics with tragedy, what's next for the Obama administration and GOP investigators? — With no trace of irony, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is accusing the GOP of politicizing the Benghazi “talking points.” (AP/File)
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Report: Terror references removed from Benghazi talking points — Talking points on the attack on the U.S. diplomats in Benghazi given to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice had been extensively revised before she received them by the State Department to remove references to terrorism, according to a report on Friday.

Report: State officials involved in Benghazi talking points edits — The State Department contributed to heavily editing talking points surrounding the attacks that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Libya, leading to the removal of references to terror groups …
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Benghazi Debate Focuses on Interpretation of Early E-Mail on Attackers
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Exclusive: The RNC Benghazi Attack Ad that Never Ran
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Email Demanded by Boehner Different Than He Claims
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Sen. Graham: Hillary Clinton should testify on Benghazi
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Raymond Maxwell: Former Deputy Asst Secretary Removed Over Benghazi Pens a Poem
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GOP lawmaker: Boehner ‘complicit’ if Benghazi panel blocked
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IRS APOLOGIZES FOR TARGETING CONSERVATIVE GROUPS — You are here — Home » United States government » IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups …
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New York caps off its comeback — New York (CNN) — Construction workers bolted a 408-foot spire into place atop One World Trade Center on Friday, symbolically capping New York's comeback after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. — The spire brings the iconic building to a height of 1,776 feet …
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GOP Lawmaker Gives Teary-Eyed Lament After Gay Marriage Passes Minn. House — After a bill to pass same-sex marriage in Minnesota cleared an important hurdle on Thursday, a Republican lawmaker wept and said her “heart breaks” for the state. — Following the bill's passage …
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In historic vote, Minnesota House approves gay marriage bill 75-59
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Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation — Correction Appended: May 9, 2013 — I am about to do what old people have done throughout history: call those younger than me lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow. But I have studies! I have statistics! I have quotes from respected academics!
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Missouri Passes Gun Nullification Bill That Criminalizes Federal Law Enforcement — A Missouri bill that would make all federal gun laws “null and void” and criminalize enforcement of those laws was sent to Gov. Jay Nixon (D) Thursday, after it overwhelmingly passed the House this week by a vote of 118-36.
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Woman Rescued in Bangladesh Rubble 17 Days After Building Collapse — DHAKA, Bangladesh — In a startling development, a woman trapped for 17 days beneath the rubble of a collapsed building on the outskirts of Dhaka was discovered alive on Friday and then rushed to a nearby military hospital after rescuers pulled her free.
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Americans' Abortion Views Steady Amid Gosnell Trial — Few paying attention to trial, but many criticize lack of media coverage — PRINCETON, NJ — As Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell awaits the jury verdict in his capital murder trial, Gallup finds 26% of Americans saying abortion …
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Malcolm X's Grandson Dead In Mexico — Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X, has died while in Mexico. The news first broke when a family friend named Terrie Williams announced his death on Facebook and Twitter. TPM has independently confirmed …
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Rand Paul the one-man band — When Rand Paul touches down in Iowa Friday, it will be almost exactly three years to the day after his landslide 2010 Senate primary victory - an unlikely and decisive triumph over the Republican establishment that instantly transformed Paul into a national political phenomenon.

Benghazi Hall of Shame — Remembering the officials and commentators who inaccurately blamed a murderous attack at least in part on an obscure YouTube trailer. — Yesterday's dramatic congressional testimony about the deadly Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on U.S. interests in Benghazi …
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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula Can Be Whomever You Want Him To Be.
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Boehner On Obamacare, Debt Limit Strategies: Take It Up With My Members! — If you feel like the inmates have taken over the asylum in the House of Representatives, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) wants you to know that your suspicions are totally correct. — At his weekly Capitol briefing Thursday …
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Republican Leaders Refuse To Make Appointments To Key Obamacare Panel
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