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On the recordSeptember 30, 2012
The president called it an act of terror the day after it happened, but when you're the responsible party, when you're the administration, then you have a responsibility to act on what you know and what the intelligence community believes.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod defends President Obama's response to the Benghazi attacks.

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