The Marathon Benghazi Hearing, Chafee Drops Out, and The Stress Of Choice

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October 23, 2015

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Why Were The Benghazi Republicans Obsessed With Sidney Blumenthal?

The Gist: Time and time again during Hillary Clinton’s marathon testimony before the House Benghazi committee, Republicans returned to Clinton’s relationship with Blumenthal.

Lincoln Chafee Drops Out Of The Presidential Race

The Gist: The former Rhode Island Governor ended his bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination on Friday morning.

Obama Vetoes $612B Defense Bill In Rebuke To Republicans

The Gist:  The bill calls for raising the defense budget by $38 billion—without any increase in spending for domestic programs.

From The Reporter’s Notebook


TPM reporter Tierney Sneed provided us with live updates from the Benghazi hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Agree or Disagree?


Laura Kipnis thinks “you can tell a lot about a man by what he thinks about Hillary [Clinton], maybe even everything.” 

Say What?!


“Hillary could well be in jail, and it’s hard to run from there.”

– Ben Carson said he doubts Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee.

BUZZING: Today in the Hive


From a TPM Prime member: “Good God, they are taking the position that the amount of email you receive from an individual means that person dominated your decision making? These were unsolicited emails, says Hillary, and she didn’t take at face value and sent on to experts and was not the primary or predominate understanding of events in Libya. Howdy Gowdy says the ambassador was sent this information to assess–no emails to Ambassador Stevens. My, my……not every damned thing a SOS does is by email. What about this don’t these idiots get?”

Related: Poll: nearly 3 out of 4 Americans say the Benghazi committee is political.

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What We’re Reading


Too much choice is stressing us out. (The Guardian)

Hillary Clinton’s take on banks won’t hold up. (Rolling Stone)

The president of Doctors Without Borders on what it’s like to treat patients on both sides of a conflict zone. (WNYC)


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