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Member Of Fort Hood Sexual Assault Response Team Accused Of Abuse()  

May 14, 2013 The Army sergeant, who faces accusations of pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates, was suspended from all duties, but hasn't been charged. The accusations come just days after a similar case involving an officer in the Air Force's sexual assault response office.

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Benghazi Review Board Chair Asks Issa For Chance To Testify()  

Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering arrives for a closed door meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in December to discuss findings of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board.

May 14, 2013 Former Ambassador Thomas Pickering says he and Adm. Michael Mullen should be allowed to clear up 'unfounded' criticisms against the investigative board.

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Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records()  

The screen on the phone console at the reception desk at The Associated Press Washington bureau.

May 14, 2013 The Associated Press is protesting what it calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion into its news gathering. The target of that wrath is the U.S. Justice Department, which secretly collected phone records for several AP reporters last year.

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In Guantanamo, Have We Created Something We Can't Close?()  

The detention camp at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, was established after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to hold suspects in the war on terror.

May 11, 2013 The crisis at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp keeps growing in size and intensity. According to the military's own count, 100 of the 166 men held in the prison there are now on hunger strike. The strike has brought renewed attention to the issue of closing the prison, but some wonder if that's even possible.

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Benghazi Review Leader Offered To Testify On Capitol Hill()  

May 10, 2013 The former ambassador who led a review of the Benghazi consulate attack tells NPR he offered to testify at a House hearing but wasn't invited by Republicans.

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