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DOCUMENTS: White House releases trove of Benghazi emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Elections, Central Intelligence Agency, Police Investigations, John O. Brennan
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GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016. Strategists in...Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Jay Carney, Terrorism, Religion and Belief
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Romney, Obama challenge each other in third and final debate
Associated PressBOCA RATON, Fla. -- President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, saying, "Every time you've offered an opinion you've been wrong." The Republican coolly responded, "Attacking me is...Tags: Elections, Defense, Iran, Egypt, Television Industry
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Ryan says Obama misleading on Libya questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan slammed President Barack Obama on Friday for describing the deadly attack in Libya as "not optimal" and said the White House is misleading the country in the face of mounting questions...
Tags: Elections, Delray Beach, The Daily Show (tv program), Libertarian Party, Radio
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Free speech, religion clash over anti-Muslim film
CERRITOS, Calif. (AP) — While the man behind an anti-Islam movie that ignited violence across the Middle East would likely face swift punishment in his native Egypt for making the film, in America the government is in the thorny position of...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, West Bank, Egypt, University of Southern California
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Rights Watch: Evidence of wider US waterboarding
CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding than previously acknowledged by the CIA, in a report Thursday detailing brutal treatment of detainees at U.S.-run lockups abroad after the 9/11 attacks....Tags: Prisons, Human Rights Watch, Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, Afghanistan
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Arab Spring, American summer: Foreign students visit Michiana, tell their stories
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Menna, 20, paid no attention to politics until the Egyptian revolution started on Jan. 25, 2011. "We never imagined the president would be overthrown," said the young medical student, who lives in Sohag, a city about 240 miles from Cairo,...Tags: Elections, Conservation, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Egypt
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President Obama strongly defends U.S. military action in Libya
AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — Defending the first war launched on his watch, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Elections, Defense, Muammar Gaddafi, Civil Unrest
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4 New York Times journalists found in Libya
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times says four of its journalists who were reported missing while covering the Libya conflict have been found. The Times reported on its website that the four were captured by forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and...Tags: Journalism, The New York Times, Christiane Amanpour
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Local reaction: What's after post-Gadhafi celebration?
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterBe careful what you wish for, America. That’s the cautionary tone hanging over the celebration of the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. “One thing we do need to keep in mind is, just because a dictator is killed or deposed does not...Tags: Interim Transitional National Council, Defense, Environmental Issues, Muammar Gaddafi, Democracy
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Middle East unrest linked to rising gasoline prices in South Bend area
SOUTH BEND -- Gasoline prices in our area jumped nearly 30 cents Tuesday, and drivers are wondering just how high they will go. As prices went up at some stations, long lines formed at others with drivers hoping to save as much money as they could.
"I...Tags: Petroleum Industry
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Should the U.S. intervene in Libya?
Steve ChapmanOne lamentable characteristic of many people in Washington and the foreign policy establishment is an impulse to send American warplanes, aircraft carriers or Marines anytime anything bad happens in the world. One of those is Sen. John McCain, R.-Ariz.,...
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