Terrorism

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House Democrats are defending the Obama administration's handling of last month's terrorist attack in Libya, arguing that the president's account changed only after the intelligence did. 

"The administration relies on the intelligence that it sees. It's not about bungling [the response], it's about getting information as it comes in," Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) told reporters in the Capitol on Friday. "And as the investigation's gone on, they learn different things. So this notion that somehow the administration didn't do the right thing, I think is just wrong."

McGovern's comments echo those of Vice President Biden, who said during Thursday night's debate that the administration's public statements about the attack simply reflected information provided by the intelligence community.

Newt Gingrich said Biden’s remark is going to “haunt” the Obama campaign until the next debate.

He said the administration initially attributed the assault to an anti-Islam video because "the intelligence community told us that."

Rep. Welch said the way the hearing was arranged made it likely that many Democrats would be unable to attend.

The mother of an officer killed in Libya is pressing the administration for more details on the attack.

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday urged the State Department to “expeditiously” complete its investigation into who attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and “immediately” designate them as terrorists. Read more...