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White House Releases Emails on Benghazi Talking Points

HeadlineMay 16, 2013

The White House has released 100 emails showing the initial government discussions on how to describe the fatal attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year. Republicans have accused the White House of misrepresenting the attack in order to safeguard President Obama’s campaign for re-election. But the emails show no political interference from the White House and no objections to linking the attack to militant groups. One reference to the group Ansar al-Sharia was removed after discussions between the FBI and CIA yielded concerns over disclosing classified information and compromising an ongoing investigation.

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