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**FILE** Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies July 26, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee. (Associated Press)

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The shadow of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen as she speaks Nov. 13, 2012, at University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama stands Aug. 4, 2010, with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka after he spoke about jobs and the economy at the AFL-CIO Executive Council in Washington. (Associated Press)

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, California Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

This is a redacted copy of an email obtained by The Associated Press that discusses the attack of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Two hours after the consulate came under attack, the White House was told that a militant group was claiming responsibility for the violence that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Libyan civilians celebrate the raiding of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 21, 2012, after hundreds of civilians, military and police raided the Brigades base. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Gen. John Allen (left), and Army Gen. David Petraeus (center), top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and incoming CIA Director, greet former CIA Director and new U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta as he lands in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2011. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, speaks July 22, 2012, during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

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FBI agents carry boxes from the home of Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA director, in the Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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FBI agents carry boxes and a computer from the home of Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA director, in the Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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FBI agents carry boxes and a computer from the home of Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA director, in the Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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FBI agents carry boxes and a computer from the home of Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA director, in the Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) poses for a portrait during photo day at spring training, Viera, Fla., Tuesday, February 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bryce Harper signs autographs before the Washington Nationals take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball at Nations Ballpark, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)