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AP Source: Donilon Resigns as Security Adviser, Rice to Replace

AP Source: Donilon Resigns as Security Adviser, Rice to Replace

(AP) AP source: Donilon resigns as security adviserBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama’s top national security adviser Tom Donilon is resigning and will be replaced by U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, marking a significant shakeup

Accountability Review Board Head Pickering Deposed

Accountability Review Board Head Pickering Deposed

Former Ambassador Thomas Pickering, who led up the embattled Accountability Review Board largely hand-picked by the State Department and tasked with getting to the bottom of American failures in Benghazi, gave a deposition behind closed doors on Tuesday. According to

Poll: Clinton Approval Tumbles in Wake of Benghazi

Poll: Clinton Approval Tumbles in Wake of Benghazi

On Friday, Quinnipiac University released a new poll showing Hillary Clinton’s approval rating collapsing in the wake of the Benghazi investigation. In today’s poll, just 52% of voters have a favorable impression of Clinton, while 40% have an unfavorable view.

Media Fail: Hillary's Favorability Ratings Collapse

Media Fail: Hillary's Favorability Ratings Collapse

In a new Quinnipiac survey, Hillary Clinton’s favorability ratings have taken a steep nosedive in just a few months. Back in February, the former Secretary of State and likely 2016 presidential contender sat at a comfortable 61% -34% favorable/unfavorable rating.

Brokaw: Obama Scandals Not As Bad As Abu Ghraib

Brokaw: Obama Scandals Not As Bad As Abu Ghraib

Tom Brokaw did his very best to contextualize the numerous scandals pummeling the Obama Administration by saying they don’t rise up to the level of Watergate, Iran-Contra, or even Abu Ghraib.  I was covering Iran-Contra during the Reagan administration when

Amid Scandals, Five Cabinet Level IG Positions Remain Open

Amid Scandals, Five Cabinet Level IG Positions Remain Open

While the Obama Administration scrambles to respond to a host of multi-agency scandals, five cabinet level agencies are still without Inspector Generals. These agencies are the Departments of State, Interior, Labor, Defense, and Homeland Security. The National Endowment for the Humanities

Media See Covey as Antidote to Obama Scandals

Media See Covey as Antidote to Obama Scandals

James Comey, who is President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the FBI, is causing frissons of excitement in the mainstream media. His admirable reputation as a whistleblower in the George W. Bush administration is also being greeted as a welcome

Howard Dean: Benghazi Was Over A Year Ago

Howard Dean: Benghazi Was Over A Year Ago

Former Governor and DNC Chair Howard Dean on the Morning Joe panel on Thursday tries to play down the Benghazi scandal by claiming the September 11th, 2012 attacks were a year and a half ago

RNC Files FOIA Request For Benghazi Emails

RNC Files FOIA Request For Benghazi Emails

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for Benghazi emails “between Obama’s reelection campaign and the State Department” on the day of the attack, the days around which Ambassador Susan Rice blamed the

Tunisia Frees Perpetrators of U.S. Embassy Attack

Tunisia Frees Perpetrators of U.S. Embassy Attack

The Tunisian government issued a two-year suspended sentence to 20 militants convicted of attacking the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on September 14th of last year. According to the Associated Press, thousands of militants protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia

Blame the President for Benghazi

Blame the President for Benghazi

When the American mission in Benghazi, Libya was attacked on September 11th, 2012, only one person had the positional authority, legal mandate, and communications apparatus to give the order to defend our personnel on the ground: the President of the

US lawmaker subpoenas State Dept emails on Benghazi

US lawmaker subpoenas State Dept emails on Benghazi

The head of a congressional oversight panel demanded Tuesday that Secretary of State John Kerry hand over communications detailing the Obama administration’s handling of last year’s deadly attack on the US mission in Libya. The House Oversight and Government Reform

Obama Avoids Scandals by Visiting New Jersey

Obama Avoids Scandals by Visiting New Jersey

Controversies are coming at President Barack Obama from all angles and, instead of staying in Washington, to handle them, he jetted off to the Jersey Shore to observe the recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Obama spent Sunday in Moore, OK