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Lawmakers Probe 'Grossly Inadequate" Security at Benghazi

Lawmakers Probe 'Grossly Inadequate" Security at Benghazi

(AP) Lawmakers press for answers on 9/11 Libya assaultBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONLawmakers want to know why security was “grossly inadequate” at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya when militants stormed the facility on Sept. 11, killing the ambassador and three

Kerry On Benghazi: Blame Congress, Not Just State Dept.

Kerry On Benghazi: Blame Congress, Not Just State Dept.

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee _ and possibly the next secretary of state _ says mistakes were made at the State Department in the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Libya, but Congress shares some

Cover-Up: Benghazi Review Board Says Nobody Should Be Held Responsible

Cover-Up: Benghazi Review Board Says Nobody Should Be Held Responsible

Secretary Clinton’s “Accountability Review Board” (ARB) declared multiple times in its unclassified report that although there were multiple failures in leadership, “management ability,” allocation of security resources and communication, the board could not find “reasonable cause” to discipline (or even

Benghazi review slams State Department on security

Benghazi review slams State Department on security

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe leaders of an independent panel that blamed systematic State Department management and leadership failures for gross security lapses in the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya will explain their findings to

Benghazi Review: Systematic State Dept. Failures

Benghazi Review: Systematic State Dept. Failures

(AP) Benghazi review slams State Department on securityBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe leaders of an independent panel that blamed systematic State Department management and leadership failures for gross security lapses in the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission

Secretary Clinton Could Testify In Jan

Secretary Clinton Could Testify In Jan

State Department Spokeswoman Secretary Victoria Nuland said that the Secretary sent a letter to Congress expressing that she was disappointed that her health prevents her from testifying this week on Capitol Hill about the security failures in the attack on

Dukakis May Replace Kerry in Senate

Dukakis May Replace Kerry in Senate

With Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) likely to replace retiring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton atop the State Department, a vacancy is slated to open for the Massachusetts Senate seat. Gov. Deval Patrick (D) will be filling it. Among the names

Secretary of State Faints, Sustains Concussion

Secretary of State Faints, Sustains Concussion

(AP) Secretary of state faints, sustains concussionBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the State Department said Saturday. The 65-year-old

State Department Preparing for Bombshell Benghazi Revelations?

State Department Preparing for Bombshell Benghazi Revelations?

This week, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration as the next Secretary of State, while current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went from definitely testifying on Benghazi next week to a slightly less-certain “maybe” testifying on Benghazi

Obama Admin. Asia Experts Partied While Unaware of N. Korean Rocket Launch

Obama Admin. Asia Experts Partied While Unaware of N. Korean Rocket Launch

On December 11th, as North Korea was launching a rocket, the Obama administration’s top officials who deal with Asia were reportedly at various Washington, D.C. soirees, caught completely flat-footed by the rocket launch.  According to Foreign Policy magazine, “the Obama administration’s Asia team

Government Agency Job Satisfaction at Lowest Point in Decade

Government Agency Job Satisfaction at Lowest Point in Decade

A new survey of federal government workers found that job satisfaction and commitment levels to be at the lowest points in a decade.   According to the annual “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government,” the government-wide job satisfaction