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State Dep’t sought to change Libya talking points

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U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice listens during a news conference at the U.N.

Associated Press/June 7, 2012

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The latest disclosures Friday raised new questions about whether the Obama administration tried to play down any terrorist factor in the attack on a diplomatic compound just weeks before the November presidential election. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed when insurgents struck the U.S. mission in two nighttime attacks.