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News Guide: What Benghazi means in US politics 06/17/2014 05:06pm • CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- To congressional Republicans, "Benghazi" is shorthand for incompetence and cover-up. Democrats hear it as the hollow sound of pointless investigations.It is, in fact, a Mediterranean port city in Libya that was the site of an attack on an American dipl Today in History 06/17/2014 01:10am • The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2014. There are 197 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 17, 1789, during the French Revolution, the Third Estate declared itself a national assembly, and undertook to frame a constitution. (This gathering gave r Bergdahl's return causes clash in US values 06/09/2014 01:08pm • CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- We never leave troops behind. We don't negotiate with terrorists.Those core U.S. commitments, to the soldier, the country and the world, came into conflict when Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl fell into the hands of the Taliban and the government saw only one w US values collided in Bergdahl's predicament 06/08/2014 09:02pm • CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two American values collided in Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's calamity. One had to give.The one about never leaving a man behind prevailed.The one about never negotiating with terrorists got lost in the swirling dust storm of a U.S. helicopter retrieving th Key events in Egypt since the 2011 uprising 06/08/2014 04:28pm • The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Here are some key events from more than three years of turmoil and transition in Egypt:-- Feb. 11, 2011: Autocrat Hosni Mubarak steps down after 18 days of nationwide protests against his nearly 30-year rule. The military takes over, dissolving parliament and susp D-Day anniversary events around US and abroad 06/07/2014 10:40am • The Associated Press Friday is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings of Allied troops in Normandy, the largest amphibious invasion in history and a turning point in World War II. Here are some of the events held or planned around the United States and in France:___OBAMA HONORS WWII GENERATION Obama honors WWII, 9/11 generations at Normandy 06/06/2014 04:10pm • NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) -- Seventy years after Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, President Barack Obama returned Friday to this hallowed battleground in what he called a "powerful manifestation of America's commitment to human freedom" that lives o News Guide: What Benghazi means in US politics 05/30/2014 04:56pm • CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- To congressional Republicans, "Benghazi" is shorthand for incompetence and cover-up. Democrats hear it as the hollow sound of pointless investigations.It is, in fact, a Mediterranean port city in Libya that was the site of an attack on an American dipl WWI Museum highlights century-old war 05/27/2014 09:31am • MARIA SUDEKUM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The site of the National World War I Museum has weathered a whiplash arc from prominence to decline and back to distinction. With the centenary of the start of World War I being marked this summer, the museum is working to highlight the story o Judge: Ex-TSA officer mentally unfit for trial 05/19/2014 07:10pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Monday that a former security screener at Los Angeles International Airport will be sent to a mental institution rather than stand trial on charges he made threats on the eve of last year's 9/11 anniversary.U.S. District Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell found th Issues involving deaths of 4 US people at Benghazi 05/12/2014 02:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- To congressional Republicans, "Benghazi" is shorthand for incompetence and cover-up. Democrats hear it as the hollow sound of pointless investigations.It is, in fact, a Mediterranean port city in Libya that was the site of a deadly attack on an American diplomatic compound on the A look at all that 'Benghazi' stands for 05/12/2014 02:50am • CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- To congressional Republicans, "Benghazi" is shorthand for incompetence and cover-up. Democrats hear it is as the hollow sound of pointless investigations.It is, in fact, a Mediterranean port city in Libya that was the site of a deadly attack on an Amer Gay Arab-Americans find room of their own in NYC 05/07/2014 12:26pm • SALIM ESSAID Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- With a loud hiccup and a hand over her mouth in coy embarrassment, Madame Tayoush mimics Lebanese diva Sabah in her performance of the sultry classic "Atshana" -- or "I'm Thirsty" -- as Arab-Americans hoot and cheer. The burst of a trumpet vibrato sends Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 09/13/2013 04:13am • When Dante Ferrando opened his restaurant in early 1990 on 14th Street near Church Street in Northwest D.C., the only legal businesses nearby were car dealerships, paint stores and The Studio and Source theaters. Two decades later, with successful businesses including furniture stores, restau AFI Silver Theatre celebrates its 75th anniversary 09/12/2013 02:50pm • WASHINGTON - Sunday marks the 75th anniversary of the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Md. And what better way to celebrate than to recreate the opening night with the same screenings? "Sept. 15, 1938 is literally the day it opened," says AFI Silver Theatre Director Ray Barry. "Months ago