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** FILE ** Secretary of State John Kerry talks to reporters during a joint news conference with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo following their meeting at the State Department in Washington on April 30, 2013. (Associated Press)

Feds sound the alarm, warn plastic 3-D guns violate international arms laws

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya who was killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2011, is pictured in Benghazi on Wednesday, April 11, 2011. Leaders of a House committee have said U.S. diplomats in Libya made repeated requests for increased security for the consulate in Benghazi and were turned down by officials in Washington. In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rep. Darrell Issa and Rep. Jason Chaffetz said their information came from "individuals with direct knowledge of events in Libya." (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

EDITORIAL: Benghazi answers

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

AUSBROOK: When politics override accountability

By J. Keith Ausbrook

Embassy Row: Former ambassador says Benghazi debacle will hurt ability to recruit diplomats

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

** FILE ** House Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio (Associated Press)

Boehner sees proof of Benghazi cover-up in Obama administration emails

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Gregory Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libya, gives his opening testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2013, before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the September 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Geraci/The Washington Times)

State Department denies Benghazi retaliation

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Left to right: State Department officials Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Mark Thompson, Foreign Service Officer and former Deputy Chief of Mission in Libya Gregory Hicks, and Diplomatic Security Officer and former Regional Security Officer in Libya Eric Nordstrom are sworn in to testify before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi, Libya, on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Benghazi whistleblower: State Dept. should have interviewed more senior officials

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Left to right: State Department officials Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Mark Thompson, Foreign Service Officer and former Deputy Chief of Mission/Charg&#195;&#710; d&#195;&#173;Affairs in Libya Gregory Hicks, and Diplomatic Security Officer and former Regional Security Officer in Libya Eric Nordstrom are sworn in to testify before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the September 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Diplomat on the ground tells Congress he was ‘stunned’ by Rice account of Benghazi

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Hillary Rodham Clinton (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton absent from Benghazi hearing, but ‘What difference’ words were looming

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A Libyan man walks inside the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, two days after the attack that left Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead on Sept. 11. Republicans are seeking answers to lingering questions about the attack from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton this week. (Associated Press)

Benghazi ‘talking points’ altered, White House and State Dept. officials say

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Illustration Benghazi by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: The Benghazi spin

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

GAFFNEY: Moment of truth on Benghazi

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Hillary Rodham Clinton (Associated Press)

PRUDEN: Payback time in the hen house as Benghazi hearings start on Wednesday

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

**FILE** Libyan civilians celebrate the raiding of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 21, 2012, after hundreds of civilians, military and police raided the Brigades base. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. (Associated Press)

U.S. could have halted Benghazi attack with fly-over: Diplomat

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney listens to a question from the media during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House tries to deflect criticism from Benghazi whistle-blowers

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Illustration: Foreign aid by John Camejo for The Washington Times

PAUL: Stemming the flow of wasted foreign aid

By Sen. Rand Paul

Illustration Benghazi Questions by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KUHNER: Blowing a whistle on Benghazi

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

**FILE** Libyans gather Sept. 12, 2012, at the gutted U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack the previous day that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. (Associated Press)

Benghazi investigations included CIA activities; personnel had secret base in Libyan city

By Shaun Waterman and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Republicans cite attacks in Benghazi, Boston as Obama security failures

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