Mediagazer: Why ‘60 Minutes’ Stood By Benghazi Source Before Retracting Report (Michael Calderone/The Huffington Post)

8:35 PM ET, November 10, 2013

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Craig Silverman / Poynter:

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Why ‘60 Minutes’ Stood By Benghazi Source Before Retracting Report — NEW YORK — When The Washington Post revealed on Oct. 31 that security officer Dylan Davies once told his employer he never reached the U.S. compound in Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack …

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Sara Morrison / The Wrap:
Fox News Stands By Its Benghazi Reporting

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Guardian:

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