Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Live Feed And Live Blogging: Hillary Clinton Gives Testimony To Congress On Benghazi Attack

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Hillary Clinton Gives Testimony To Congress On Benghazi Attack – Live -- The Guardian

After concussion delayed testimony, outgoing secretary of state to face questions on US anti-terror policy in North Africa.  

4m ago Now it's Sen. John McCain's turn to go after Clinton. McCain was one of the harshest critics of UN ambassador Susan Rice on Benghazi, playing an instrumental role in derailing her potential state department nomination. "People don't bring RPGs and mortars to spontaneous demonstrations. That's a fundamental," McCain tells Clinton. "Here we are, four months later, and we still don't have the basic information."

McCain accuses the administration of gross negligence in not talking to the people on the ground before going on TV. Clinton replies that the two have a "simple disagreement." She says the state department followed protocol in handling an unfolding security crisis. Then she turns the conversation to budget issues. She says Congressional holds had been placed on money for the mission in Libya. "We have got to get our act together between the administration and Congress... we have to work together," she says.  

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Watch Live: Hillary Clinton testifies on deadly Benghazi attack -- Chicago Sun Times/AP
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