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From the obama administration, or are we alleging a full-fledged cover-up of what took place? >> well, its both. theyre alleging both. and i think that they do feel that if they cant prove the cover-up, they can undercut the presidents reputation for competence, osama bin laden, the other achievements in foreign policy that they can really undercut that. what the administration has yet to answer is the key question. weve been told in a background briefing from the state department -- and there w...

It is terrorism and that these faces are being matched to known jihaddists and i think the bottom line is that once again, this video shows that there was no demonstration outside of the consulate when the attack happened. therefore this idea that it was is a demonstration that was hijacked by terrorists or spun out of control and led to the assault again is false, judge. >> judge jeanine: was the white house seeing from this video surveillance camera, were they seeing this live or the state dep...

We do not have all the answers. no one in this administration has ever claimed otherwise. every one of us has made clear that we are providing the best information we have at that time, and that information continues to be updated. obviously we know more as time goes by and we will know even more than we did hours and days after the attack so thats what an investigative process is designed to do, to try to sort through all of the information, some of it contradictory and conflicting. >> and let ...

It gives romney an opportunity to introduce and create a new buzz with his running mate then ride that wave into the convention, they hope. and the background briefing in boston staffers told us they believe combination of the running mate and the convention could give romney an 11 point bounce in the polls. a surge heading into fall. as we know, labor day tends to be the moment where the nation tunes into politics particularly the presidential campaign. romney has timed this for a crescendo lan...

Report ran the gamut from the times managing editor for news saying he didnt like the practice and maybe the paper should push back a little harder, to a statement from the associated press declaring that submitting quotes for an official blessing is not something they do. most of the others admitted thatv they have bought into the quote approval system and would try harder not to. the washington post released a statement that makes you wonder what is their policy? something about how they can t...

same-sex marriage dominated the presss week, suggestions he might have taken part in a bullying incident in high school complicated mitt romney. the two got back to their central cha challenge debating the economy. the president was in nevada, key to his 2008 win, but a toss-up because of high unemployment and a housing crisis. he defended his record and said, governor romney has it wrong. >> we want to cut more taxes, especially for the wealthiest americans. they want to cut back on t...

We know. clearly it seems to me that the administration is saying several different things maybe they will find a way in the next couple of ways to explain it and put it in context. i was struck by comments from both john brennan an secretary napolitano that they had very specific language, they said we dont know that anything is underway. we dont know that anything is set to coincide with the anniversary of the killing of bin laden. those are two sort of escape hatches in their language if you ...

Ever filed any charges. jennifer griffin at the pentagon with details on this. jennifer, first of all, 17 counts of murder, not 16. we have heard 16 from the very beginning of this thing. >> thats right, pentagon officials arent saying but one source said there was a lot of confusion in those first 24 hours. the victims were all buried in the ground within 24 hours in keeping with muslim tradition. u.s. officials confirm that staff sergeant robert bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder t...

>> thank you, bill. martha: major hearing that is underway right now on capitol hill over cybersecurity and the growing threat to the united states. that is live look at the testimony from former cia director michael hayden that is in the works right now. national correspondent catherine herridge is following this story live from washington today. what is the focus of this hearing? >> reporter: thank you, martha. good morning. we had a background briefing in advance of the hearing from a committ...

green square is right on the coast there. gadhafis compound, a few miles away has taken a pounding from nato air strikes. today is the scene of ferocious gun battles. for now its still in the regime control. and as for the libyan dictator, he may still inbound hiding or on the run, but three of his sons are in custody. and that included the man on the left, and he is wanted for crimes against humanity, just like his father. and then rebels also captured this woman, a well-known anchor ...