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Monday | Houston Chronicle

Gov. Rick Perry confuses Libya and Lebanon

When it comes to geography, Texas Gov. Rick Perry may want to buy a world map. The former presidential candidate had a slip of the tongue while speaking about Benghazi at the Faith and Freedom Coalition.

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Related Topix: Rick Perry, US Governors, Texas Government, Texas, Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, John Cornyn, Travel, Africa Travel

Sat Jun 15, 2013

ABC News

Rick Perry Mistakes Lebanon for Libya

Texas Gov. Rick Perry had a bit of an "oops" moment today when he mistakenly referred to the administration's response to the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi as occurring in Lebanon instead of Libya.

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Related Topix: Rick Perry, US Governors, Travel, Texas Government, Texas, Africa Travel

American Reporter

On Native GroundIS the 2012 Election the Last Gasp of White Male Privilege?

As a onetime foreign correspondent who wrote from places like Northern Ireland, Iran, Pakistan, India, Vietnam and the Philippines, I see the riots in Cairo, the assassination in Benghazi and the friction in U.S-Israeli relations as part of one picture: a portrait of the Middle Eastern world preparing for war between Iran and Israel.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Africa, Libya, Travel, Egypt, Sudan Travel, Sudan Travel, Africa Travel

Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Hill

Carney: Obama not concerned administration scandals will hurt Markey

White House press secretary Jay Carney said President Obama is not concerned about the toll the series of scandals hitting his administration could take on Rep. Edward Markey, the Democrats' Senate candidate in Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: US News, Edward Markey, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Scott Brown, US Senate, Republican, Travel, Africa Travel, Suffolk University

Tue Jun 11, 2013

American Reporter

On Native GroundIS the 2012 Election the Last Gasp of White Male Privilege?

As a onetime foreign correspondent who wrote from places like Northern Ireland, Iran, Pakistan, India, Vietnam and the Philippines, I see the riots in Cairo, the assassination in Benghazi and the friction in U.S-Israeli relations as part of one picture: a portrait of the Middle Eastern world preparing for war between Iran and Israel.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Africa, Libya, Travel, Egypt, Sudan Travel, Sudan Travel, Africa Travel

Xinhuanet

Bomb found under Italian embassy's car in Libya

A home-made bomb was found Tuesday under a car belong to the Italian embassy in Tripoli, capital of unrest-hit Libya, no one was injured, local security and embassy officials told Xinhua.

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Related Topix: Travel, World News, Africa Travel, Africa, Libya

KIII

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Senior State Department and Diplomatic Security officials may have covered up or stopped investigations of inappropriate or even criminal misconduct by staff, according to an internal memo from the department's Office of the Inspector General.

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Related Topix: Africa Travel

Mon Jun 10, 2013

AdelaideNow...

US diplomatic scandal inquiry

A US watchdog has launched an inquiry into claims that diplomatic security officials tried to cover up alleged sex-and-drugs charges against agents and diplomats.

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Related Topix: Travel, Africa Travel

Sat Jun 08, 2013

Daily Times

Libya invites Pakistani investors for construction projects

ISLAMABAD: Abdul Wahed Abugila Charge'd Affairs Embassy of Libya visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and informed lot of construction projects were underway in Libya, which offered huge investment potential to foreign investors.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Libya, Travel, Africa Travel, Pakistan, Asia, Asia Travel, Pakistan Travel

Fri Jun 07, 2013

The Afro American Newspaper

Rice Moved from U.N. to White House to Be Obama National Security Adviser

President Obama on June 5 named "trusted adviser" Susan Rice as his national security adviser, defying Republican critics who had decried her handling of the attack on a U.S. embassy in Libya, that left four Americans dead.

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Related Topix: Travel, Africa Travel

State Department

Libya Travel Warning

The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Libya and strongly advises against all but essential travel to Tripoli and all travel to Benghazi, Bani Walid, and southern Libya, including border areas and the regions of Sabha and Kufra.

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Related Topix: Africa, Libya, World News, Travel, Africa Travel, Tripoli, Libya Travel

The Wall Street Journal

Hillary Clinton's Ratings Slip in Bloomberg Poll

U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walk away from the podium during the Transfer of Remains Ceremony for the return of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Libyan embassy employees at Joint Base Andrews September 14. 2012 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

Watersblogged

National Security Adviser

Source: www.lfpress.com --- Wednesday, June 05, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama conducted a major shakeup of his foreign policy team on Wednesday, naming Susan Rice as his new White House National Security Adviser after she withdrew from consideration last December for secretary of state because she was a lightning rod for Republican criticism.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Travel, Africa Travel

AlertNet

Gulf Arab states warn against travel to Lebanon

Gulf Arab countries issued a travel warning for Lebanon on Wednesday, telling their citizens to avoid what is a popular tourist destination for the region after a spillover of violence from neighbouring Syria.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Lebanon Travel, Middle East Travel, Tripoli, Libya Travel, Africa Travel,

Media Matters for America

Fox Uses Debunked Benghazi Myths To Attack Susan Rice Appointment

Fox News regurgitated discredited attacks to smear former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in advance of her appointment as the new national security advisor, falsely claiming Rice was purposely misleading when she spoke about the attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya.

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Tue Jun 04, 2013

Newstime Africa

IOM helps Sierra Leonean migrants in Libya to return home

African Press Organization - At the request of the Government of Sierra Leone and in coordination with the Libyan authorities and the Sierra Leonean embassy, IOM has helped 35 Sierra Leonean migrants stranded in Libya to voluntarily return home from the south of the country.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Libya, Sierra Leone, Travel, Africa Travel, Sierra Leone Travel

Mon Jun 03, 2013

Emirates News Agency

Libya closes its border with Sudan following death of 15 persons

WAM TRIPOLI, June 3rd, 2013 -- Libya closed its borders last night with Sudan following the yet unconfirmed deaths of 15 people in a car crash while the vehicle was being pursued by anti-human trafficking border guards between the two countries.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Libya, Travel, Africa Travel

Wed May 29, 2013

TheBlaze.com

Krauthammer's Potentially Damaging Theory: Benghazi's...

Krauthammer's Potentially Damaging Theory: Benghazi's 'Biggest Scandal of All' Has Yet to Be Uncovered - See What It Is During a joint news conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Barack Obama defends his administration's actions after the wake of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year, ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Travel, Africa Travel

Tue May 28, 2013

Roll Call

Issa Subpoenas State Department on Benghazi Talking Points

Rep. Darrell Issa isn't done tracking down the case of the scrubbed Benghazi talking points - announcing Tuesday that he will subpoena more information from the State Department about exactly who in Foggy Bottom wanted them scrubbed.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Travel, Africa Travel

The Daily Sentinel Star

New low for White House scandals

Poor MSNBC has been scrambling lately to put the best possible face on the Obama Administration's growing list of scandals.

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