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Libyan civilians celebrate the raiding of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades compound on Sept. 21, 2012, after hundreds of civilians, military, and police raided the brigades' base in Benghazi, Libya. Small teams of US special operations forces arrived at American embassies throughout North Africa to set up a new counterterrorist network months before militants killed the US ambassador in Libya. But officials say the network was too new to stop the Benghazi attack. Mohammad Hannon/AP
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by chairman Darrell Issa (R) of California, holds a hearing about last year's deadly assault on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 8, 2013. Those testifying are: (l. to r.) Mark Thompson, the State Department's acting deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism; Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Libya; and Eric Nordstrom, the State Department's former regional security officer in Libya. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
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A Libyan man investigates the inside of the US Consulate after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. House Republicans insist that the Obama administration is covering up information about the deadly assault on the US mission, rejecting administration assurances to the contrary. Mohammad Hannon/AP
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A combination of surveillance photos released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on May 2, 2013, show three men from whom the agency is seeking information regarding the attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012. FBI/Reuters
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A Libyan military helicopter flies over a demonstration by Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias, at Victory Square, in Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 21, 2012. The attack that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. Mohammad Hannon/AP
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Members of the Rafallah Sahati Islamic Militia Brigades stand on alert in front of their base in Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 22, 2012. Hundreds of protesters angry over the killing of the US ambassador to Libya stormed the compound of the Islamic extremist Ansar al-Shariah Brigade militia suspected in the attack, evicting militiamen and setting fire to their building. Mohammad Hannon/AP
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Libyan women protest against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias in front of the Tebesty Hotel, in Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 21, 2012. Mohammad Hannon/AP
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Soldiers from the Libyan National Army get ready to enter Rafallah al-sahati Islamic Militia Brigades compound, one of the compound buildings can be seen behind the wall, in Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 22, 2012. Mohammad Hannon/AP
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President Barack Obama delivers a statement alongside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, following the death of the US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens and others, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, September 12, 2012. Jason Reed/Reuters
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On Sept. 17, 2012, Libyans and Americans stand with wreaths in front of the US consulate gate to pay their respect to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the US consulate, in Benghazi, Libya. US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the embassy on Sept. 11, 2012. Mohammad Hannon/AP
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. (r.) walks to a top-secret meeting of the committee on the Middle East, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
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Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns speaks in front of a picture of slain US ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens during a ceremony commemorating Stevens in Tripoli September 20, 2012. Libya apologized on September 20 to Burns for an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in which Stevens died. Anis Mili/Reuters
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White House staff are pictured after they lowered the US flag to half staff on the roof of the White House in Washington September 12, 2012, following the death of US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens and others in Benghazi. Jason Reed/Reuters
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A protester reacts as the US Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States September 11, 2012. Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters
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An exterior view of the US consulate, which was attacked and set on fire by gunmen in Benghazi September 12, 2012. Christopher Stevens, the US ambassador to Libya, and three embassy staff were killed as they rushed away from the consulate building. Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters
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In this Monday, April 11, 2011 file photo, US envoy Chris Stevens speaks to local media at the Tibesty Hotel. Libyan officials say the US ambassador and three other Americans have been killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Ben Curtis/AP
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Let's put aside for a moment who did what to the talking points on Benghazi last September and focus just on the editing process, which could have come from an episode of 'The Office,' it seems.
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Peter Grier, Staff writer /
May 16, 2013
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
The White House on Wednesday released 100 pages of e-mails that detail the editing which produced the initial government talking points on last September’s attacks in Benghazi, Libya.