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May 22, 2013

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Obama: No evidence of security breach in scandal

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has seen no evidence that national security was threatened by the widening sex scandal that ensnared his former CIA director and top military commander in Afghanistan. Facing questions from reporters, Obama also reaffirmed his belief that the U.S. can't afford to continue tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, a key sticking point in negotiations with Republicans over the impending "fiscal cliff." He said, "The American people understood what they were getting" when they voted for him after a campaign that focused heavily on taxes. And he defiantly told critics of U.N. Ambassador ...

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  1. I thought this article was about possible security breaches but most of it talks about other subjects. Lets see, the top CIA guy has an affair with an emotionally unstable woman, see the email trail to the other woman, and Broadwell has sensitive information, IN HER HOME, and this was being investigated for months and Congress was never notified. MMMM..Its either someone is telling falsehoods or this administration is totally incompetent. I'd like to read posts from anyone that has been in a position with the CIA or FBI and let them explain why the number one guy gets caught with his pants down, so to speak and as usual the powers that be know nothing.

  2. Our President continues to lie to American's

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