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In Benghazi rescue, CIA delay disputed

Posted: November 2, 2012 at 5:22 a.m.

The CIA rushed security operatives to an American diplomatic compound in Libya within 25 minutes after it had come under attack and played a more central role in the effort to fend off a night-long siege than has been acknowledged publicly, U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday.

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