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Barack Obama: for them to go after the U.N. Ambassador, who had nothing to do with Benghazi . . . is outrageous.

On the recordJanuary 22, 2013
for them to go after the U.N. Ambassador, who had nothing to do with Benghazi . . . is outrageous.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticized colleagues for attacking Susan Rice over Benghazi.

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