Clinton Refuses to Testify on Benghazi, Cites Scheduling Conflict

businessweek.com
November 11, 2012

The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify at an open hearing next week about the Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

While the State Department responded that Clinton will be traveling abroad next week, the invitation to the Nov. 15 hearing signaled a post-election renewal of a politically charged debate over the attack resulted in the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

Other State Department officials plan to provide closed- door briefings for lawmakers, including a session with the Senate intelligence committee on Nov. 15, department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters today.

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This article was posted: Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 10:46 am

Tags: domestic news, foreign affairs, terrorism

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