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DC Download: Emotions high on Benghazi

It's been a heated week on Capitol Hill as hearings continue on the 2012 Benghazi attack investigation. Here's a look at a few notable moments.

Photos: Hillary Clinton testifies on Libya

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in probably her last appearance on Capitol Hill as America's top diplomat, said she is determined to leave the

Defiant Clinton: US strengthening embassy security

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at times emotional and fierce, insisted on Wednesday that the department is moving swiftly and aggressively to

Top to bottom changes in Congress' foreign policy

A harrowing nighttime flight over the African jungle and a wild search for a rebel leader helped forge a relationship between Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and

Lawyer: Tunisian suspect in Libya attack freed

The only suspect in custody over the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi has been conditionally released by Tunisian authorities due to lack of evidence,

Obama signs $633B defense bill

The bill includes cuts in defense spending that the president and congressional Republicans agreed to in August 2011, along with the end of the war in Iraq and

Clinton back home after treatment for clot

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been released from a New York hospital, three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head.

Lawmakers, State officials tangle over Libya raid

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee — and possibly the next secretary of state, said an independent probe pulled no

State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi

Three State Department officials resigned under pressure Wednesday, less than a day after a report blamed a lack of security at the U.S. diplomatic mission in

Investigation into Benghazi attack complete

An independent investigation into the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya is complete, and Congress will be briefed on its

Rice withdraws from secretary of state running

U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew from her name from consideration for the secretary of state position on Thursday.

In slow recovery, many 2012 fights to carry over

The next four years should be better than the last four. But American policymakers, newly re-elected President Barack Obama and a still-divided Congress could

Obama may get chance to end Benghazi PR disaster

The White House could finally have its chance to close the books on its Benghazi public relations disaster, as key Republicans signal they might not stand in

Congress to investigate Benghazi 'talking points'

Lawmakers want to know who had a hand in creating the Obama administration's now-discredited "talking points" about the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic

An apologetic Petraeus expresses regret for affair

Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus told lawmakers during private hearings Friday that he believed all along that the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya

Petraeus on Capitol Hill to discuss Libya attack

Former CIA Director David Petraeus has arrived for a closed hearing on Capitol Hill before the House Intelligence Committee as lawmakers get details from the

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Photos: World intervenes in Libya

Obama: "We cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no …

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