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House Oversight Committee To Resume Benghazi Hearings Next Month
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) announced Wednesday that the panel will resume hearings next month on the September terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. The hearings will focus on “information turned over to the committee by administration whistleblowers on the Benghazi terrorist attacks,” according to the press release. “Next month, the Oversight Committee will convene a hearing on the Benghazi terrorist attacks to examine evidence that Obama Administration officials have attempted to suppress information about errors and reckless misjudgments,” Issa said in the release. “The American people still don’t have the full truth about what happened both before and after the murders of four brave Americans.” A date has not been determined for the hearings. Read the full announcement here. ### Source: TPM Read more
Laura Bush: New library not ‘a monument’ to her husband
Former first lady Laura Bush said Wednesday that her husband did not want his presidential library and museum “to be a monument to himself.” Instead, she said at a news conference on the eve of the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, it’s a representation of life in the White House and the challenges the country faced during his eight years in office. All five living presidents will attend Thursday’s ceremony on the Southern Methodist University campus. Laura Bush spoke in a replica of the White House Rose Garden —this one populated with Texas bluebonnets —outside a recreated Oval Office where visitors can have photos taken while sitting behind the desk. Source: USA Today Read more
(MD Governor) O’Malley says he’s considering White House run
Maryland’s governor, Martin O’Malley, says he is considering a run for the White House in 2016. O’Malley said Wednesday in Jerusalem that he will dedicate more “reflection time” in the later part of this year to deciding whether to seek the Democratic nomination for the 2016 race. O’Malley is frequently touted as a rising star of the Democratic Party. The former Baltimore mayor has successfully promoted a progressive agenda that includes same-sex marriage, gun control laws, banning the death penalty and immigration reform. O’Malley is on an eight-day tour of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories with a delegation of Maryland officials. Source: Capital Gazette Read more
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