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    Hillary Clinton Takes Blame for Benghazi Security

    On the eve of tonight's debate, Hillary Clinton has taken personal responsibility for a calamity Republicans have been making the most of: the deaths of Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and other diplomats. "I'm in charge of the State Department, 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    On the eve of tonight's debate, Hillary Clinton has taken personal responsibility for a calamity Republicans have been making the most of: the deaths of Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and other diplomats. "I'm in charge of the State Department, 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. The President and the Vice President certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals." The Secretary of State made that statement while on a trip to Peru. Dana Milbank is Op-Ed columnist for the Washington Post.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Dana Milbank

      Washington Post

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    1 of 3
    Is Small Business a Job Generator?
    1. 0:00Hillary Clinton Takes Blame for Benghazi SecurityYou’re reading this
    2. 7:36Small Business and Job Creation
    3. 44:54TV Debates: Moving the Needle in an Age of Fragmentation
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