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2:44am

Mon November 19, 2012
NPR Story

Politics In The News

Originally published on Tue November 20, 2012 8:38 am

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

And I'm Linda Wertheimer.

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12:18pm

Sun November 18, 2012
The Two-Way

Lawmakers Have More Questions On Benghazi Talking Points

Originally published on Mon November 19, 2012 5:27 am

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Lawmakers want to know who made changes to the intelligence assessment of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Congress had asked the White House to explain the Obama administration's talking points in the aftermath of the attack.

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3:10am

Sun November 18, 2012
Politics

Sen. Boxer: Female Politicians In 'Middle' Of Progress

Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 1:29 pm

Sen. Barbara Boxer says we can finally stop using the term "Year of the Woman" once the Senate reaches a 50-50 split of men and women. "That's the goal," she says.

We're not quite there yet. But in 2013, more women will be serving in Congress than ever before. There will be 20 women in the Senate. When Boxer took her seat in 1993, there were six — and that was after tripling from two the term before.

So what does the California Democrat have to say about the fact that there's still a gender gap? Let's put this in perspective.

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