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24. Hillary Clinton Driving Democrats’ Benghazi Committee Strategy
Wed May 21, 2014, 02:40 PM
May 2014

Is it better for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if Democrats boycott or participate in the new House investigation of the Benghazi attacks?

That question is central to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s decision whether to appoint Democratic members to the House select committee.

Several Democrats have urged Pelosi not to participate in the committee, saying it is unwise to lend an air of legitimacy to an investigation they have derided as a political witch hunt. But others, particularly those close to Clinton, believe that having Democrats on the panel is the only way to ensure both sides of the story will be told.

On Wednesday Pelosi announced the appointments of five Democratic members to explore the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed four Americans:

Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member, Committee on Oversight & Government Reform
Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member, Armed Services Committee
Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Committee on Appropriations (Subcommittee on State & Foreign Operations), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA), Committee on Ways and Means (Subcommittee on Oversight)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Armed Services Committee, Committee on Oversight & Government Reform

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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/05/hillary-clinton-driving-democrats-benghazi-committee-strategy/

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Bad move...at worst she should demand a panel that was properly balanced i.e. equal numbers truebrit71 May 2014 #1
Actually could be a good move if she goes Full Grayson johnfunk May 2014 #19
Would she have the spine for that? SoapBox May 2014 #22
The Creedo Petition raised over 60,000 signatures cyclezealot May 2014 #26
Thats VERY discouraging bigdarryl May 2014 #2
Don't we have a say? Can't we contact our Democratic representatives? 6000eliot May 2014 #3
Then she better hope the report generated is EC May 2014 #4
You cant let the GOP lie and rant for days without rebuttal mitty14u2 May 2014 #5
Very true. Plus, ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #15
Put Grayson on the panel to INTERRUPT and disrupt their rants... johnfunk May 2014 #20
So, if Democrats are to participate, who should sit on the committee. JDPriestly May 2014 #6
Pelosi didn't name any. cyclezealot May 2014 #27
We need to bring them all the Benghazi they can handle, starting with Teapublican cuts in State Dept marble falls May 2014 #7
If Pelosi chooses the members correctly like Alan Grayson and Elijah Cummings Thinkingabout May 2014 #8
She's not going to pick Grayson I think she thinks bigdarryl May 2014 #9
Not true, Pelosi likes to play smart with republicans. eom. 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #16
He isn't a loose cannon. cyclezealot May 2014 #28
here's where you can contact Nancy warrior1 May 2014 #10
GOTV because our Democratic leaders are so fricken' clever Android3.14 May 2014 #11
Lending credence to Bullshit. GeorgeGist May 2014 #12
This leads me to believe there is more to ballyhoo May 2014 #13
Hell, there was more to 9/11 than met the eye, and the Republicans ignored it all. AceAcme May 2014 #14
Yes, I know that, but one must be careful casting aspersions ballyhoo May 2014 #18
Hell, I am casting aspersions at the whole Republican PNAC Kabal AceAcme May 2014 #23
Non-stop GOP talking point lies must be rebutted! Democratic participation is a must. However... AKing May 2014 #17
She claimed the families were opposed to this. former9thward May 2014 #21
Hillary Clinton Driving Democrats’ Benghazi Committee Strategy Purveyor May 2014 #24
If we've done nothing wrong......then we have nothing to worry about. nt clarice May 2014 #25
WHY?! Arkana May 2014 #29
Yeah - Good ol' NancyO Caretha May 2014 #30
what about the VA troubles? quadrature May 2014 #31
I wonder if Impeachment will still be "off the table"??? blkmusclmachine May 2014 #32
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