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Thomas Pickering

Type: Person

Name: Thomas Pickering

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 40 mins ago - 10 reports

Darrell Issa

Pickering agrees to be questioned over State Department?s Benghazi probe

WASHINGTON --The retired U.S. diplomat who co-chaired an internal State Department review of the 2012 terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday ended his refusal to submit to a closed-door interview with a Republican-led House ... [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - 40 mins ago]

Entities: Thomas Pickering, Benghazi, Darrell Issa

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Scandals combine to form perfect storm

When it rains, it pours.The combined weight of the three growing Obama administration scandals is weighing down the White House and overwhelming its ability to control the story or advance its agenda.In hospital triage, this is the equivalent of not having ... [Published The Hill - 6 hours ago]

Entities: White House, Benghazi, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Whistle-Blower

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Quixotic bid for Iran's presidency

(CNN) -- An Iranian-American college professor hopes to be Iran's next president. But the motivation for Hooshang Amirahmadi's quixotic campaign is to re-establish trust between the United States and Iran.In a weeklong registration process that ended ... [Published CNN - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Guardians Council, Nuclear

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

GRAY: Military’s role missing from Benghazi review

ANALYSIS/OPINION One missing element in the review of Benghazi is the role of the military a relevant issue, it would seem, since we intervened in Libya in a military operation that Hillary Rodham Clinton recently described as ?an unprecedented historic ... [Published Washington Times - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Benghazi, Thomas Pickering, Libya

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Michael Mullen

Benghazi review board leaders may testify

The leaders of the panel that independently reviewed last year's deadly attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya said they were prepared to testify publicly before Congress to counter what they consider unfounded criticism of their work. ... [Published Legalbrief - May 21 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, Thomas Pickering, Michael Mullen

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Hillary's Benghazi Scapegoat Speaks Out

The Daily Beast reports that one of the Benghazi fall guys is refusing to take the fall.Raymond Maxwell was put on indefinite leave by the State Department after its Administrative Review Board (ARB) investigation of Benghazi for reasons that are still ... [Published Breitbart.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Cheryl Mills, Benghazi, Thomas Pickering, Hillary Clinton, Josh Rogin

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Hillary Clinton

Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security

The star witness in the Benghazi investigation said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally ordered Ambassador Chris Stevens to set up a permanent post in the restive city and should have known about deteriorating security.The revelations ... [Published The Hill - May 21 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, Hillary Clinton, Thomas Pickering

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

After Benghazi, U.S. presses ahead on security upgrades

New York Timestwincities.comPosted: 05/20/2013 12:01:00 AM CDTWASHINGTON -- By late this summer, the U.S. State Department plans to send dozens of additional diplomatic security agents to high-threat embassies, install millions of dollars of advanced ... [Published TwinCities.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, Security, United States, Republican Party (US), Eliot Engel

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Congress: Coburn wants tornado relief to be offset

Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, wants the tornado relief funding to be offset with balancing spending cuts. AP : “The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over ... [Published First Read - May 21 2013]

Entities: Tom Coburn, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Tornado

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Letter: Republican criticism of administration's actions in Benghazi are entirely partisan

Linda MacDonald, Vero BeachLetter: Republican criticism of administration’s actions in Benghazi are entirely partisanIn response to recent letter writers’ outrage over Benghazi, I agree it is tragic that four Americans died in the attack. The president ... [Published TCPalm - May 21 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, David Foy, Hillary Clinton

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Follow the email

On Wednesday, the Obama White House released 100 pages of email messages related to the talking points pulled together following the attack on the Benghazi diplomatic compound. Since then, media and political types have pored over the documents. Might ... [Published Akron Beacon Journal - May 20 2013]

Entities: CIA Central Intelligence Agency, Benghazi, White House

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Republicans keep changing their target

Re "White House has a major credibility crisis to deal with" (Viewpoints, May 17): Columnist Charles Krauthammer advises Republicans to exercise restraint by not "overplaying" their Benghazi cards so it doesn't appear they're indulging in "partisan p ... [Published Sacramento Bee - May 20 2013]

Entities: Charles Krauthammer, Thomas Pickering, Michael Mullen

Quotes

..." Asked whether he had ever experienced or seen anything resembling Issa's conduct, Pickering said, "no, i haven't. ... i suspect that on this particular issue, this guy (issa) is driven by whatever will maximize his capability to be tough on the administration. this seems to be one effort he's kind of landed on to make that happen. but i'm only guessing here" he added

Benghazi Interview: Pickering Dissects Congressional Follies, Media Coverage and 'Cover-Up' Charges [Published Creators.Com - 4 hours ago]

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Pickering agrees to be questioned over State De... [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - 40 mins ago]
Issa gets what he wants: Pickering agrees to Be... [Published Foreign Policy Magazine - 1 hour ago]
Benghazi review leader OKs meeting with committee [Published Beaver County Times - 1 hour ago]
Co-chair of Benghazi review agrees to congressi... [Published KXLY - 2 hours ago]
Benghazi review leader OKs meeting with committee [Published seattlepi.com - 2 hours ago]
Co-chair of Benghazi review agrees to congressi... [Published CNN Political Ticker - 2 hours ago]
Benghazi review leader OKs meeting with committee [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - 2 hours ago]
Benghazi Interview: Pickering Dissects Congress... [Published Creators.Com - 4 hours ago]
Quixotic bid for Iran's presidency [Published CNN - 5 hours ago]
Scandals combine to form perfect storm [Published The Hill - 6 hours ago]
Fox Fabricates Pickering's Reluctance To Testif... [Published Media Matters for America - 7 hours ago]
Hannah Groch-Begley: Fox Fabricates Pickering's... [Published Media Matters for America - County Fair - 8 hours ago]
GRAY: Military’s role missing from Benghazi review [Published Washington Times - 19 hours ago]
Benghazi review board leaders may testify [Published Legalbrief - May 21 2013]
Congress: Coburn wants tornado relief to be offset [Published First Read - May 21 2013]
Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on la... [Published The Hill - May 21 2013]
Letter: Republican criticism of administration'... [Published TCPalm - May 21 2013]
Randle: Freedom of misinformation (2) [Published The Guardian Nigeria - May 21 2013]
Insiders Split on Edits of Benghazi Talking Points [Published National Journal - May 21 2013]
Rice's Benghazi cover-up role back in spotlight [Published WorldNetDaily - May 21 2013]
After Benghazi, U.S. presses ahead on security ... [Published TwinCities.com - May 21 2013]
Hillary's Benghazi Scapegoat Speaks Out [Published Breitbart.com - May 20 2013]
Uh-Oh: Hillary's Benghazi Scapegoat Speaks Out [Published Breitbart Feed - May 20 2013]
State Department Upgrading Security at Diplomat... [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 20 2013]
Republicans keep changing their target [Published Sacramento Bee - May 20 2013]
The Morning Plum: Presidential scandals, only i... [Published Washington Post - May 20 2013]
Your View: Plenty of room for answers on Benghazi [Published South Coast Today - May 20 2013]
Follow the email [Published Akron Beacon Journal - May 20 2013]
Keeping Track of the Obama, Hillary Lies on Ben... [Published NO QUARTER - May 19 2013]
VIEWPOINT: Ambassador Chris Stevens Deserved Be... [Published Think Progress - May 19 2013]

Blogs

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Co-chair of Benghazi review agrees to congressi... [Published CNN Political Ticker - 2 hours ago] (CNN) – After a war of words – and a subpoena – the co-chair of a review board that investigated last September's attack in Benghazi, Libya, has agreed to be interviewed privately by congressional investigators. Thomas Pickering, a former ambassador, ...
Hannah Groch-Begley: Fox Fabricates Pickering's... [Published Media Matters for America - County Fair - 8 hours ago] Fox News falsely claimed Ambassador Thomas Pickering was "reluctant to testify" to Congress about his investigation into the September 2012 attacks on a U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, ignoring Pickering's volunteering to testify in a public ...
Congress: Coburn wants tornado relief to be offset [Published First Read - May 21 2013] Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, wants the tornado relief funding to be offset with balancing spending cuts. AP : “The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over ...
Uh-Oh: Hillary's Benghazi Scapegoat Speaks Out [Published Breitbart Feed - May 20 2013] The Daily Beast reports that one of the Benghazi fall guys is refusing to take the fall. Raymond Maxwell was put on indefinite leave by the State Department after its Administrative Review Board (ARB) investigation of Benghazi for reasons that ...
Keeping Track of the Obama, Hillary Lies on Ben... [Published NO QUARTER - May 19 2013] The Obama White House sent out another dupe today, a kid named Pfeffer, to spin and lie about the various scandals swirling around the President. As long as you have Alzheimer’s disease or are a moron incapable of reading, you will find nothing troubling ...

Audio/Video

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Benghazi: Facts Vs. Politics [Published CNN.com - Video - May 12 2013]
Open: This is Face the Nation, May 12 [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 12 2013]
State Department missed Benghazi danger [Published CNN.com - Video - May 08 2013]