Libya
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David Petraeus to testify over Benghazi, Libya attack
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Just days after resigning his post as the director of the CIA, Gen. David Petraeus is slated to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee over his knowledge of the September attack in Libya.
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Mark Basseley Youssef, anti-Muslim film creator, faces hearing
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Prosecutors could provide more details Wednesday about the California man behind an anti-Muslim film that roiled the Middle East in a case where he's accused of violating the terms of his probation by lying about his identity.
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Libya attacks: Officials say CIA responded in less than 25 minutes
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Just days before the presidential election, U.S. officials are striking back at allegations they failed to respond quickly or efficiently against the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, detailing for the first time a broad CIA rescue effort.
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Libya attacks: CIA says there was evidence attacks carried out by militants
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The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about an American-made video ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, U.S. officials have told The Associated Press.
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Presidential candidates, running mates, and foreign policy
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Libya attacks: White House feels pressure to respond with attacks
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The White House, under political pressure to respond forcefully to the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, is readying strike forces and drones but first has to find a target.
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Clinton says consulate security her responsibility
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"I take responsibility," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told CNN. Clinton is taking responsibility for security at the U.S. consulate in Libya where an assault killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
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Libya attacks: Details still unclear, Hillary Clinton says
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the precise details of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya are still unclear. But she says the Obama administration is committed to uncovering the truth.
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State Department says security adequate in Benghazi
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State Department officials testified before an election-season congressional hearing on accusations of security failures at the consulate that led or contributed to the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.
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Consulate in Libya denied security request before deadly attack: ABC News
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A new e-mail is revealing that a request for increased security at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was denied ahead of the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens.
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'Innocence of Muslims' protests: Anger continues to rage in Muslim world
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As anti-American anger continues across the Muslim world, Americans are being evacuated and taken out of harm's way.
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'Innocence of Muslims': Filmmaker linked to anti-Islamic film questioned by probation officers
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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, a filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic movie inflaming protests across the Middle East was interviewed Saturday at a Los Angeles sheriff's station and afterward decided not to return to his home - possibly heading into hiding.
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Christopher Stevens killed: Bodies of four killed in Libya returned to U.S.
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In a solemn ceremony with numerous high-profile politicians and officials in attendance, the bodies of 4 Americans killed in Libya were returned to the United States on Friday.
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'The Innocence of Muslims' movie protests: Another Arab Spring on the cusp?
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As campaign season is in full swing, the talking points have shifted dramatically in the past couple days to foreign policy—thanks to a sudden uprising in the Muslim world.
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Mitt Romney's Libya comments: Criticism, fallout continues from Romney statement
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In Fairfax Thursday, Romney said "the world needs American leadership" and he would lead a nation better able to shape events rather than being at the mercy of them.
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U.S. consulate attack: Arrests made in U.S. consulate attack in Libya
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News agencies are reporting that Libyan authorities have arrested four suspects in the deadly U.S. consulate attack in Libya. The detainees are being described as "militants."
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White House supports free speech, deplores film inciting raids
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White House spokesman Jay Carney said America has a long tradition of free expression that puzzles some foreigners, who blame the government for not blocking the film from the Internet.
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U.S. embassies heighten security after Libya attack
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Security was increased at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, and at least one cemetery for American veterans, on Thursday following an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Libya.
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