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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
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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Dylan Byers / Politico:
White House holds ‘deep background’ Benghazi briefing — The White House held a “deep background” briefing with reporters on Friday afternoon to discuss recent revelations about the Benghazi investigation, sources familiar with the meeting tell POLITICO. — The meeting was conducted on …
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
What ABC Left Out Of Its Report On Benghazi Talking Points — ABC News published on Friday what it promoted as an “exclusive” report purportedly uncovering new and seemingly damning evidence implicating the Obama administration in its handling of talking points it generated in the aftermath …
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Inhofe: Obama could be impeached over Benghazi ‘cover-up’ — “People may be starting to use the I-word before too long,” Inhofe said on a radio program. — Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) suggested that President Obama could be impeached over what he alleged was a White House cover-up after last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya.
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Sen. Rand Paul / Washington Times:
The moment of responsibility for Hillary Clinton — Her fatal mistakes mirror the disaster at Mogadishu — When I took Hillary Rodham Clinton to task in January for the mishandling of security in Benghazi, Libya, I told her that if I had been president at the time, I would have relieved her of her post.
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
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 …
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
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)
Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
Clinton facing calls to testify on Benghazi
Clinton facing calls to testify on Benghazi
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
White House holds Benghazi briefing with reporters …
White House holds Benghazi briefing with reporters …
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Stephen Ohlemacher / bigstory.ap.org:
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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David Weigel / Slate:
Jason Richwine Resigns from the Heritage Foundation — The Heritage Foundation tells without much more detail. The full explanation: … Some background: I'd been asking whether Heritage read Richwine's dissertation, or talked about any of the potentially explosive IQ research, before hiring him.
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Jason Richwine, Heritage immigration expert quits — The Heritage Foundation announced the resignation Friday of senior policy analyst Jason Richwine, co-author of a controversial report critical of the Senate's immigration reform bill. After Heritage issued the report this week …
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Author of Heritage Immigration Report Quits
Author of Heritage Immigration Report Quits
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Michele McPhee / ABCNEWS:
‘Mounting Evidence’ Boston Bombers Involved in 2011 Triple Murder — Massachusetts investigators have developed what they call “mounting evidence,” bolstered by “forensic hits,” that point to the possible involvement of both Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother Dzhokhar in a gruesome …
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Wesley Lowery / Boston Globe:
Virginia woman who coordinated Tamerlan Tsarnaev's burial says protests showed ‘America at its worst’ — The secret transport of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body from Worcester to a small community near Richmond, Va., was set in motion by a woman who said she was upset …
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Wesley Lowery / Boston Globe:
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried in Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Va.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried in Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Va.
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE: Embassy Staff Undercut ‘Whistleblower’ Testimony On Benghazi — Staff who served in Libya with Gregory Hicks, the GOP's primary “whistleblower” in this week's hearing on the Benghazi terror attacks, undercut his story that State Department officials demoted him as retribution for speaking out …
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Justin Gillis / New York Times:
Carbon Dioxide Level Is at Its Highest in Human History — The level of the most important heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide, has passed a long-feared milestone, scientists reported on Friday, reaching a concentration not seen on the earth for millions of years.
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CNN:
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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Doug Stanglin / Associated Press:
The 408-foot spire will serve as a world-class broadcast antenna.
The 408-foot spire will serve as a world-class broadcast antenna.
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Jon Gillooly / mdjonline.com:
Price won't run for Senate seat — While there's a stampede of politicians lining up to run for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss' seat when he retires, U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-Roswell) is not among them. — Price told the MDJ on Friday that he would seek re-election to the position …
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Betsy Woodruff / National Review:
In Ga. Senate Race, Price Out, Handel Likely In
In Ga. Senate Race, Price Out, Handel Likely In
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Think Tank Could Pull Event From Newseum Over Hamas Memorial — “I know the difference between a reporter and a terrorist propagandist.” May says. — The Newseum's Journalists Memorial. — Via: Wikimedia Commons — WASHINGTON — A pro-Israel think tank in Washington is so concerned …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Newseum Stands by Decision to Honor Terrorists
Newseum Stands by Decision to Honor Terrorists
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Mark DeCambre / New York Post:
Goldman outs Bloomberg snoops — Talk about a nanny state. — Irked Goldman Sachs brass recently confronted Bloomberg LP over concerns reporters at the business news service have been using the company's ubiquitous terminals to keep tabs on some employees of the Wall Street bank, The Post has learned.
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