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Woodward: On Benghazi, some 'acted as if they want to be Nixonian'

19 May 2013, 12:57 pm
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The Washington Post's Bob Woodward on Sunday knocked down the Watergate comparisons made during the last week of scandals in Washington, but said in the case of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, there are people in the administration "who…
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McConnell supports 'investigating national security leaks'

19 May 2013, 12:43 pm
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records was part of "an investigation that needs to happen" and expressed support for the department's action.…
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Obama to black grads: 'No longer any room for excuses'

19 May 2013, 12:43 pm
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President Obama on Sunday urged the graduates of historically black Morehouse College not to rely on "excuses" and to take responsibility for more than just themselves.…
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Camp calls for tax reform in wake of IRS controversy

19 May 2013, 12:29 pm
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The country needs a "fairer, flatter, more efficient tax code" in the wake of the IRS targeting conservative groups, Rep. Dave Camp said on Sunday.…
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Rumsfeld: Public trust in Obama is 'being eroded'

19 May 2013, 12:18 pm
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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday the public's trust in President Barack Obama is "being eroded" in the wake of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.…
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Pfeiffer: Republicans owe Susan Rice an ‘apology’

19 May 2013, 12:07 pm
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White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer on Sunday said Republicans "owe" U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice "an apology" for saying she misled the country in the wake of the Benghazi attack.…
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Rumsfeld: 'Zero tolerance' for military sexual assaults

19 May 2013, 11:59 am
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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday "there has to be zero tolerance" in military sexual assault cases and "there is an argument that can be made for handling them" differently than they are now.…
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Lawmakers debate special counsel in IRS probe

19 May 2013, 11:45 am
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Several members of Congress appearing Sunday on ABC's "This Week" discussed whether the administration's current attempts to handle the IRS controversy will be enough or if a special counsel is needed.…
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McConnell: Obama administration 'made up a tale' about Benghazi

19 May 2013, 11:23 am
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell charged on Sunday the Obama administration "made up a tale" about the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in fall 2012 because it "was inconvenient within six weeks of the election for the administration to,…
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Pruitt: DOJ subpoenas unconstitutional

19 May 2013, 11:18 am
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Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt said on Sunday the Justice Department subpoenas of phone records was unconstitutional and is already impacting news gathering.…
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