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              New Memos Show US Toned Down Benghazi Talking Points

   by VOA News

   Newly leaked memos from the Obama administration about last year's
   killing of the U.S. ambassador in Libya show they were edited to remove
   references about a possible al-Qaida link.

   Media outlets are reporting that e-mails between the State Department,
   White House and intelligence agencies went through multiple versions
   and extensive editing to create the so-called "talking point" memos
   that explained the attack.

   In one e-mail exchange, the State Department's top spokeswoman at the
   time, Victoria Nuland, objected to mentioning specific groups that
   might have been behind the attacks. She said the information could be
   abused by members of Congress to criticize the State Department for not
   paying attention to warnings about the groups.

   The White House said Friday's public disclosure of the e-mails is an
   attempt by
   Republicans to "politicize" the investigation into the attack in
   Benghazi, Libya. Spokesman Jay Carney said lawmakers have known about
   the e-mails since earlier in the year.

   The attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last September killed U.S.
   Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
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