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  October 14, 2012, 9:56 am

Axelrod defends White House on Libya, says Romney seeking to ‘exploit’ issue

By Ben Geman

Axelrod said Biden and Obama were unaware of requests for more security at the consulate in Libya.

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  October 14, 2012, 6:40 am

Obama campaign paints Romney defense strategy as path to war

By Carlo Muñoz

The Democrats’ effort to define Romney on national security echoes earlier strategy on domestic policy.

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  October 14, 2012, 6:00 am

Timeline of Libya consulate attack reveals administration contradictions

By Julian Pecquet

The timeline of events and the administration’s shifting explanations have become a major problem for Democrats.

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  October 13, 2012, 6:05 pm

Central component of 9/11 reform targeted in lame duck session

By Alexander Bolton

Business groups want Congress to overhaul a rule that all cargo shipped to the United States be scanned.

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  October 13, 2012, 10:35 am

Gingrich compares Obama Benghazi consulate attack response to Watergate

By Keith Laing

In tweets to his 1.5 million followers, the former House speaker on Saturday said "no one died" at Watergate.

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  October 12, 2012, 4:53 pm

Topics announced for foreign policy debate

By Julian Pecquet

President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney will spar over the Middle East, Iran, China and other foreign policy topics during their third – and last – debate on Oct. 22, the Commission of Presidential Debates announced Friday.

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  October 12, 2012, 4:20 pm

White House pushes back after Biden debate remarks on Libya

By Amie Parnes and Ian Swanson

The administration said Biden and Obama didn't know of requests for more security in Libya.

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  October 12, 2012, 2:58 pm

Secretary of State Clinton: 'Perfect security' not possible for US diplomats

By Julian Pecquet

“Our people cannot live in bunkers and do their jobs,” Hillary Clinton said.

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  October 12, 2012, 12:32 pm

Dem defends WH on Libya: No 'bungling'

By Mike Lillis

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.

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  October 12, 2012, 9:32 am

Friday's global agenda: Clinton expected to address Libya attack

By Julian Pecquet

Your morning global affairs speed-read

Largely silent so far on the Libya tragedy that risks tarnishing her legacy as head of the State Department, Hillary Clinton is expected to address the concerns that have been raised about what the administration knew and when in a speech this afternoon. Clinton is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at 2 p.m. at a daylong Center for Strategic and International Studies conference on “The Maghreb in Transition: Seeking Stability in an Era of Uncertainty.” 

Clinton's much-anticipated speech comes as Republicans have latched on to the attack that killed four Americans on the anniversary of Sept. 11 to assail President Obama's leadership skills. The Romney campaign doubled down Friday after Vice President Biden said during Thursday's debate that the administration was unaware of requests for more security from the U.S. mission in Libya, in direct contradiction of sworn testimony from State Department officials.

Here are The Hill's other foreign-policy takeaways from last night's debate: 

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