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White House Throws CIA Under the Bus

White House Throws CIA Under the Bus

The White House is doubling down on their assertions that they did not have the proper information when they sent Susan Rice out to the Sunday talk shows to claim the Benghazi attack was due to a video. They claim

Rohrabacher: Administration Lied to American People About Benghazi

Rohrabacher: Administration Lied to American People About Benghazi

On Thursday, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) accused the Obama administration of lying to the public during the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing to investigate the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Lybia.  In that hearing, Rohrabacher said pointedly: “The administration

NYTs Editor: Republicans Need to Shut Up About Libya

On the editorial page of The New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal rips Republicans for raising questions and demanding answers about Libya: Something obviously went wrong in Benghazi. An Ambassador died. It’s necessary and appropriate to discuss what happened so as

Thought of The Day — The Fiscal Cliff: A Compromise?

Thought of The Day — The Fiscal Cliff: A Compromise?

The President will meet this morning with Congressional leaders to discuss the nation’s head-long dash toward a date that will cause tax rates to rise and sequestration for government programs, primarily Defense. In preparation, on Tuesday the President met with

Now the CIA Investigates Petraeus?

Now the CIA Investigates Petraeus?

Is there anyone in the room who doesn’t think the Obama Administration is trying to bully General David Petraeus into silence? NBC News is reporting that the CIA is now opening an investigation into the affair Petraeus had with Paula

Petraeus a Square Peg in Round Hole at CIA

Petraeus a Square Peg in Round Hole at CIA

Currently, there is so much news about Petraeus’ affair that it’s easy to overlook the fact that there were divisions between him and rank and file CIA personnel before the affair was ever revealed. For example, Benghazi caused a significant

McCain Smashes Obama Back: You're Incompetent or Corrupt

McCain Smashes Obama Back: You're Incompetent or Corrupt

Sen. John McCain launched a fierce counterattack on Barack Obama yesterday after Obama arrogantly called McCain’s criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice “outrageous” and said critics of Rice should “go after me.” McCain, speaking on the Senate floor, went straight

Reuters Celebrates 'Feisty' Obama's Second-Term Agenda

Reuters Celebrates 'Feisty' Obama's Second-Term Agenda

On Wednesday, November 14, President Obama held his first full-scale press conference and, despite continuing to speak in generalities, Reuters was impressed by the revelation of his second-term agenda. The President was “feisty” yet “conciliatory,” Reuters claimed.  Reuters led its

A Timeline of Petraeus, Broadwell, and Benghazi

A Timeline of Petraeus, Broadwell, and Benghazi

Spring 2006 Lieutenant General David Petraeus meets a graduate student named Paula Broadwell when he speaks at Harvard University. Petraeus allegedly slips her his card and tells her to contact him if she needs any help in her work on