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** FILE ** In this Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, file photo, Libyan interim president, Mohammed el-Megarif, flashes the victory sign to crowds during the celebration of the second anniversary of the Libyan revolution in Benghazi, Libya. Libya's parliament passed a law on Sunday, May 5, 2013, that bans officials who held senior positions under ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi from holding high-level government posts. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

Libyan defense minister rescinds resignation, premier says

By Ashish Kumar Sen - 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)

State Department official knew Benghazi ‘was a terrorist attack from the get-go’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Security officers and officials inspect the site of a car bomb that targeted the French Embassy wounding two French guards and causing extensive material damage in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Abdul Majeed Forjani)

French Embassy in Libya hit by car bomb

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FIFA: Libya safe to host WCup soccer qualifiers

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

FIFA declares Libya safe to host WCup qualifiers

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

** FILE ** Carry teams move transfer cases of the remains of the four Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, from a transport plane during a ceremony Sept. 14, 2012, at Andrews Air Force Base, marking the start of congressional and State Department inquiries into the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. (Associated Press)

Military retirees press Benghazi probe; 700 seek ‘full accounting’

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi gestures during a 2010 ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of American military base personnel from Libya.

Libyan ambassador to U.S. resigns

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Libya rights-panel chief flees country, citing death threats

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Libyan military guards check one of the burned-out buildings at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2012, during a visit by Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif to express sympathy for the death of J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, and his colleagues in the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate. (Associated Press)

FBI questions Benghazi suspect detained in Libya

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry (right) talks with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Libyan leader meets Obama, vows justice for Benghazi attack

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

**FILE** Libyans watch a Sept. 21, 2012, protest in Benghazi, Libya, against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias. (Associated Press)

FBI: Benghazi probe slowed in lawless area of Libya

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

GRAY: Mission unaccomplished, in Libya and at home

By C. Boyden Gray

The top U.N. envoy to Libya said in late 2011 that some weapons depots in Libya had still not been secured properly, and that much had "already gone missing." An open crate at the same facility reveals a rocket inside. (Associated Press)

Smuggled Libyan arms disrupting North Africa

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

A woman holds palm fronds and a Bible during Palm Sunday celebrations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Four Christians arrested in Benghazi

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Exhibit: Manifold Greatness
The best-selling book of all time is said to be the Bible. The Folger Museum´s exhibit on The King James Bible seeks to put that claim in context with a history of the how the King James Bible in particular came to exist, and its cultural penetration. The astronauts on Apollo 8, for instance, read King James on Christmas Eve in 1968, while orbiting the moon, while Gonzo comic R. Crumb copied its verse word-for-word for his illustration of Genesis. To Jan. 16 at the Folger Museum, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Phone: 202/544-4600. Web: http://www.folger.edu/

Libya arrests suspected Christian missionaries

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Malian soldiers man a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Gao, Mali, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. French soldiers on Wednesday recovered an enormous stash of explosives that authorities believe radical Islamic fighters were using to make bombs for attacks on northern Mali's largest city, a Malian military spokesman said. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Mali faces long-term threat, House panel is told

By Guy Taylor - 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)

Obama extends sanctions against Libya

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican, speaks with reporters after a closed-door meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice about the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya, at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP senators press Obama for answers on Benghazi

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press