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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will face a barrage of questions from lawmakers about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. (Associated Press)

Republicans expect Clinton’s account of Benghazi

By Shaun Waterman and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Islamist militants raided the Amenas natural gas field in Algeria on Wednesday, killing two and taking hostages, including some Americans and English, Norwegian and Japanese nationals. Algerian forces later caught up with and surrounded the kidnappers. Negotiations for the release of the hostages were ongoing, officials said. (BP via Associated Press)

State Dept.: 1 American dead in Algerian standoff

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

Claims of responsibility for an attack on an Algerian natural-gas field in January are tied to a group led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who had been a regional commander in northwestern Africa for al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. (IntelCenter)

Americans  among 40  seized by  terrorists  in Algeria

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

The State Department headquarters is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

G-8 nations huddle on terror, West Africa drugs

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, is escorted by Sergeant of Arms of the Senate Terrance Gainer, left, as he walks to a meeting with U.S. senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Karzai meets with senators before State Dept., White House visits

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

**FILE** White House Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (Associated Press)

Citigroup tenure lucrative for Lew

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for photographs before dinner at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Clinton ‘thrilled’ to be back at work

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

**FILE** Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat (Associated Press)

Menendez eyed for Senate panel

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

State Department to assess Iran’s threats in the Americas

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** File ** President Obama looks to Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, after announcing Mr. Kerry's nomination as the next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (Associated Press)

Swift Boaters won’t challenge Kerry over State job

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, file photo, a Libyan woman, Salwa Bugaighis, carries a wreath with a photo of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens on it as she and others gather to pay their respect to the victims of the Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate, in Benghazi, Libya. A man linked to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has been conditionally released by Tunisian authorities due to lack of evidence, his lawyer said Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

Benghazi suspect’s release spurs calls to punish Tunisia 

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

The State Department headquarters is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

State Department adds 2 Sudanese to terror list

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify before Congress about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, before she steps down. (Associated Press)

Clinton to testify about Benghazi before resigning

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Eric Schmidt (left), executive chairman of Google, and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (right) arrive in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Mr. Schmidt wants a first-hand look at North Korea's economy and social media in his private visit to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip. The man in the center was not identified. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Google chairman arrives in North Korea

By Jean H. Lee - Associated Press

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad (Associated Press)

U.S. dismisses latest overture from Syria’s Assad

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Google executive chairman arrives in North Korea

By JEAN H. LEE - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Nov. 14, 2012 photo, U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference at the annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations in Perth, Australia. Clinton was released from a New York hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)

Clinton rests, prepares to return to work next week

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Clinton open to testifying on Benghazi attack

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration Benghazi by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LIEBERMAN AND COLLINS: Benghazi threat level was ‘flashing red’ on 9/11

By Joe Lieberman and Sen. Susan M. Collins