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Group: Libya Militias 'Executed' Gadhafi Loyalists

Group: Libya Militias 'Executed' Gadhafi Loyalists

(AP) Group: Libya militias ‘executed’ Gadhafi loyalistsBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROLibyan rebels appear to have “summarily executed” scores of fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, and probably the dictator himself, when they overran his hometown a year ago, a human rights group

Romney's Secret Blowout

Romney's Secret Blowout

While the left cheers President Obama’s second debate performance with the excitement of Chris Matthews on a prom date with The One, the fact remains that this was not just a bad debate for President Obama. It was a disastrous

Battle Royale: Obama, Romney in Town Hall Brawl

Battle Royale: Obama, Romney in Town Hall Brawl

Tonight’s debate was a tense clash between incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The theme of the night was obvious: Mitt Romney answered the questions. Barack Obama did not. But he was flinging his fists so wildly

Fact Check: Romney Beats Both Opponents, Narrowly

Fact Check: Romney Beats Both Opponents, Narrowly

8:45 p.m. EDT: Welcome to our live fact-check of the Second Presidential Debate. I will be fact-checking, in real time, the statements of both candidates and the moderator, as well as–when necessary–the members of the audience who will be posing

Hillary: I Take Responsibility, But…

Hillary: I Take Responsibility, But…

In a CBS interview that aired on CBS This Morning Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she did not brief American United Nations ambassador Susan Rice prior to her disastrous September 16 television appearances.  On that day Ambassador Rice told

Hillary Clinton Takes the Fall, Bill Fundraises for Obama

Hillary Clinton Takes the Fall, Bill Fundraises for Obama

Following yesterday’s pre-debate claim of “responsibility” by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the death of four Americans during an apparent 9/11 terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, the Obama campaign sent a well-timed fundraising email out

Is Syria Poised to Become Obama's Waterloo?

Is Syria Poised to Become Obama's Waterloo?

The attacks on the Benghazi consulate raised questions about President Obama’s foreign policy that have only become more pronounced as news of rejected pleas for increased security take center stage. The angst and desperation Ambassador Christopher Stevens demonstrated on the

Sens. McCain, Graham, Ayotte: Buck Still Stops with Obama

Sens. McCain, Graham, Ayotte: Buck Still Stops with Obama

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fell on her sword on Monday and took “responsibility” for the lack of security in Libya leading up the terrorist attacks. In response, Republican Senators John McCain (AZ), Lindsay Graham (SC), and Kelly Ayotte (NH)

Hillary Falls On Her Sword Over Benghazi

Hillary Falls On Her Sword Over Benghazi

Late this afternoon, Elise Labott of CNN reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had told her that she “takes responsibility” for security problems at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, resulting in the murder of our ambassador and three

Hillary: 'I Take Responsibility' For Benghazi Security

Hillary: 'I Take Responsibility' For Benghazi Security

Shortly after leaving an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, CNN’s Elise Labott reported that the Secretary said that “the buck stops” with her and that the President and the Vice President should not be held responsible for the

Can Romney Execute a Pincer Strategy Against Obama?

Can Romney Execute a Pincer Strategy Against Obama?

Mitt Romney is now ahead in most national polls, confounding all the Beltway geniuses who had been eagerly trying to shovel dirt on his political grave for the past few months. And the state-by-state polls tell the same story: Romney is

Obama Surrogate: Benghazi Never Asked For More Security

Obama Surrogate: Benghazi Never Asked For More Security

Today on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Obama campaign trotted out former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm — most recently heard from during her bizarre Democratic National Convention performance — to explain that the Obama administration was not responsible for problems