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On the recordMay 12, 2013
I think an article today says that John Boehner, the Speaker of the House, is obsessed with Benghazi, and yet he didn't even attend the briefing on the emails.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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