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  • If Benghazi Was a Cover Up, How High Did It Go?

    By David Francis

    Republicans are threatening to try to impeach President Obama over an alleged cover up of events surrounding the Benghazi attack. Just how high does this scandal go?

  • Outrage Over IRS Targeting of Conservative Groups

    By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post

    At various points over the past two years, Internal Revenue Service officials singled out for scrutiny not only groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names but also nonprofit groups that...

  • Obama’s Red Line in Syria Was Drawn in Pencil

    By Patrick Smith

    Suddenly, the Syria crisis has grown more complicated for the US—and notably for the Obama administration. After many months of staying scrupulously clear of a conflict that has now claimed 80,000...

  • Benghazi eMails Show Officials Lied About Terror Attack

    By Jeff Mason and Mark Hosenball, Reuters

    President Barack Obama's administration fought back on Friday against Republican accusations that it covered up details of last year's deadly assault on a U.S. mission in Libya, after a news report...

  • Obama Pushes Economic Agenda on ‘Jobs Tour’

    By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post

    President Obama swooped into the booming Austin area on Thursday to showcase manufacturing growth and technology innovation as he began a series of visits across the country designed to pressure...