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Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing transcript (full text) — <p><b>The full transcript of Hillary Clinton's opening statement to the House Benghazi committee, provided by Hillary for America: </b></p><p> Thank you Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cummings, members of the committee.
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Select Committee on Benghazi:
Chairman Gowdy's Opening Statement — Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods served our country with courage and with honor. They were killed under circumstances most of us could never imagine. Under cover of darkness, terrorists poured through the front gate of our facility …
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Washington Post:
Transcript: Clinton testifies before House committee on Benghazi
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CNN:
Poll: 3-in-4 say Benghazi panel politically motivated
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Advisers Woo Biden Backers, but Resistance Lingers
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Test of Will and Patience Follows Days of Preparation for Hillary Clinton
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New York Times:
At Benghazi Hearing, Shouting Match Over Hillary Clinton's Emails
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton enters Benghazi showdown on offense
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Peyton M. Craighill / Washington Post:
Americans skeptical of both Clinton, Republicans on Benghazi
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama vetoes $612 billion defense bill in rebuke to GOP — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill Wednesday in a rebuke to congressional Republicans, and insisted they send him a better version that doesn't tie his hands on some of his top priorities.
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Roxana Tiron / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Veto of Defense Bill Opening Shot in Budget Showdown — Veto comes amid funding fight between White House and Congress — Administration says the defense bill depends on a ‘slush fund’ — President Barack Obama's veto of an annual defense policy bill is the opening shot in a battle …
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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
A Democrat's Proposal: In Exchange For Debt Ceiling Boost, Make It The House of Me
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Washington Post
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama to hold photo op to veto defense bill
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Angered by Trump and Cruz, Hispanic conservatives plan ‘unprecedented’ meeting — Months since Donald Trump sparked outrage with his comments about Mexican immigrants, about two dozen of the nation's top Hispanic conservative activists are joining forces to respond and issue a warning to the Republican Party.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Carson surges past Trump in Iowa poll — <p>Ben Carson has surged past Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely Republican caucus participants out Thursday. </p><p>The retired neurosurgeon leads the Republican field with 28 percent, while Trump has fallen behind with 20 percent.
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq — BAGHDAD — American and Kurdish commandos raided an Islamic State outpost near the northern Iraqi town of Hawija, freeing prisoners there and capturing some of the militants themselves, Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Jeb Bush: Supergirl is ‘pretty hot’ — North Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN)After nearly an hourlong discussion on serious policy, Jeb Bush was thrown a softball Wednesday night while speaking at an event in Las Vegas: — Who is your favorite Marvel superhero? — 25 photos: Badass women of sci-fi
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rubio: Trump Lacks Basic “Understanding” Of 9/11, Clinton Not Bush Deserves Blame
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Scott Lucas / LasVegasSun.com:
In Nevada, Jeb Bush calls Supergirl ‘hot’ and argues for deregulation of federal land
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Faith Karimi / CNN:
Albuquerque road rage: Man confesses to killing 4-year-old, police say — (CNN)In Lilly Garcia's short life, her big brown eyes sparkled — just like her personality, her parents say. She swept into a room and filled it with laughter. — The 4-year-old died this week in a road rage shooting …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
It's Getting Embarrassing — Listening to the questions from Republicans questioning Hillary Clinton, it's hard not to step back and ask what it is they're even trying to prove or what their point is. The lines of questions are disjointed and they're pressing points she either freely concedes …
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Daily Mail:
‘Right-wing’ killer stopped to pose with pupils who thought blood-soaked sword and mask was a prank... then continued his murder spree that left two dead at Swedish school with high ratio of migrant pupils — The 21-year-old man who launched a sword attack on a school in Sweden and stabbed …
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Beacon:
Gov. LePage says public campaign financing like “giving your wife your checkbook” — At a town hall meeting in Auburn on Wednesday night, Governor Paul LePage once again lashed out against Question 1, a citizen initiative to increase election transparency and strengthen Maine's Clean Elections Act.
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service officers found asleep on job; watchdog to warn of overworked staff — A federal watchdog plans to send the U.S. Secret Service a formal warning Thursday about the security risks of overworking its employees — after discovering two Secret Service officers asleep at their posts …
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