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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently commented that had he been in charge he would have handled Benghazi exactly the same as Obama and Hillary Clinton did.

LOS ANGELES , May 13, 2013 - Robert M. Gates appeared on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday to give his thoughts on the speculation surrounding what happened in You may recognize that name, Robert Gates.

The Benghazi talking points were the talk of the morning with the Sunday politico set, bringing in Rep.

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates forcefully defended the Obama administration on Sunday against charges that it did not do enough to prevent the tragedy in Benghazi, telling CBS' "Face the Nation" that some critics of the administration have a "cartoonish impression of military capabilities and military forces." Gates, a Republican who was ... (more)

Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room.

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there are smart ways to reduce the size of the nation's defense budget.

NBC's "Meet the Press" - Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.; Sen.

Two years ago today, President Barack Obama addressed the nation and announced Osama bin Laden -- the leader of al Qaeda, the organization believed to be responsible for the 9/11 attacks -- was dead .

May 1, 2011: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011.

Douglas Valentine and Nicolas Davies detail the strategic use of torture and assassination by US forces during the Iraq War; RAVE ON: Lee Ballinger on the latest in the war on youth: police crackdowns on raves; THE AFGHAN WAR COMES HOME TO PHILLY: Dave Lindorff reports on the drone base in Philadelphia, which is now a legitimate target of Al Qaeda; ... (more)