“Where’d the false narrative start? It started with you, Madame Secretary. … At 10:08, with no evidence. At 10:08, before the attack is over. At 10:08, when Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty are still on the roof of the annex fighting for their lives, the official statement of the State Department blames a video. Why?” — Jim Jordan, during Benghazi hearing
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“I came here because I said I would. I tried to answer your questions. I cannot do any more than that.” — Hillary Rodham Clinton, to Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, her chief interrogator during an 11-hour hearing on the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
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“This operation was deliberately planned and launched after receiving information that the hostages faced imminent mass execution.” — Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook, after U.S. special operations troops and Iraqi forces raided a northern Iraqi compound and freed some 70 Iraqi prisoners.
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“It just became evident that this was the best thing for both parties.” — Don Mattingly, who is out as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers after compiling a 446-363 record in five seasons.
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“While I will not be a candidate, I will not be silent.” — Vice President Joe Biden, in announcing that he won’t seek the presidency in 2016.
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“We view the red-carpet welcome for (Bashar) Assad, who has used chemical weapons against his own people, at odds with the stated goal by the Russians for a political transition in Syria.” — White House spokesman Eric Schultz, reacting to the Syrian leader’s surprise meeting in Moscow with Vladimir Putin.
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“He threw the ball down, down and away, down and in. He didn’t miss many pitches today.” — Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar, on Toronto’s Marco Estrada, who pitched one-hit ball into the eighth inning as the Blue Jays downed the Royals 7-1. The win allowed Toronto to stave off elimination in the ALCS.
