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Hillary Clinton: the buck stops with her, and she takes responsibility for the assault that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and…

On the recordOctober 14, 2012
the buck stops with her, and she takes responsibility for the assault that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton takes responsibility for the security failures leading to the Benghazi attack.

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