Video shows Libyans rescuing US Ambassador
Sep 18, 2012
US envoy killed: Will attacks strain ties between US and Libya?
Sep 12, 2012
Chris Stevens in his own words in May 2012
Sep 12, 2012
US envoy to Libya killed in attack provoked by American film on Islam
Sep 12, 2012
Barack Obama rides high in US poll, despite scandals
Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2013
President Barack Obama was riding high in a new opinion poll released Sunday showing that 53 per cent of Americans approve of the way he's doing his job, despite a flurry of recent scandals.
Barack Obama not involved in tax scandal: White House
Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013
A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned that the federal tax collection agency had targeted conservative groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for answers on Sunda...
Danger and separation from families for US diplomats
Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2013
When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!"
Despite controversies, Barack Obama agenda marches on
Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political damage control by the administration and party leaders in Congress, and lack of evidence to d...
Bomb explodes near three embassies in Tripoli
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013
A bomb exploded Saturday in a Tripoli street housing the Algerian, Greek and Saudi embassies, lightly damaging a car, hours after a soldier was wounded in a bombing in Libya's second city Benghazi.
White House fights and loses battle to withhold Benghazi records
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
President Barack Obama's White House fought and lost a battle to avoid making public what it claimed were confidential records of internal deliberations over the attack on a US diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya last September.
White House springs into damage control as scandals mount
Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013
With no sign of an end to three mushrooming scandals, the White House acknowledged the rising political dangers on Wednesday by launching a concerted effort at damage control.
Barack Obama fires US tax chief over scandal
Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013
Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism in a scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny.
US Attorney general Eric Holder orders probe of Internal Revenue Service
Associated Press | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he has ordered a Justice Department investigation into the US tax agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny.
Controversies give Barack Obama new governing headaches
Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2013
President Barack Obama learned on Monday what can happen to presidents caught up in allegations of scandal: they have to address them instead of anything else.
Deadly car bombing hits Libya's capital Benghazi, more than 10 people killed
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2013
A powerful car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, killing and wounding dozens and unleashing international condemnation.
Car bomb kills 10 in eastern Libya
Associated Press | Monday May 13, 2013
A car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing at least 10 people, officials said, in one of the biggest attacks since the end of the civil war that ousted former dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
End of siege fails to dispel Libyan security fears
Reuters | Sunday May 12, 2013
Gunmen have ended a siege of Libya's foreign and justice ministries but the two-week standoff has left many unresolved questions about the government's ability to impose its authority in the capital, let alone the restive east of the country.
Benghazi Consulate attack: A scandal at hand?
Associated Press | Saturday May 11, 2013
Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016.
Two police stations in Libya's Benghazi bombed
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2013
Bomb attacks targeted two police stations in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, causing extensive material damage but no casualties, a security official said.
