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Thank you Union-Leader!

The New Hampshire Union-Leader ran my op-ed today, "Libya lessons go beyond Benghazi".

Excerpt:

"ON MAY 6, the U.S. House of Representatives formed a select committee to investigate the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, which ended in the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. The committee will be responsible for investigating 'all policies, decisions, and activities' related to the attack.

"Democrats are charging Republicans with playing politics, hoping to damage a potential presidential bid by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton is a clear front-runner for the 2016 nomination, and painting her as asleep at the switch on foreign policy will definitely buoy any GOP candidate’s bid. It certainly won’t hurt them in this year’s mid-term elections either.

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"Democrats and Republicans will trade barbs, but the American people ought to look beyond any partisan bickering and learn Libya’s most valuable lesson."

Read the rest here.

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And even better news: 

The Portland Seadogs beat the New Hampshire Fishercats 8-2 in Portland last night — and I was there to see it! 

Go Seadogs!

Pitcher Henry Owens dominated Fishercats batters, and Seadog sluggers kept knocking 'em through the mid-field, filling the bases, and bringing runners in. The nightmare started in the third inning, and just got worse and worse for the Cats. Read the Bangor Daily News story here.



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