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spotted the campsite from the air and an FBI hostage recovery team trekked to the site near Morehead Lake.
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Off-year elections, fights over planned TV programs draw unwanted attention to Hillary Clinton
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's effort to carefully craft her post-Cabinet image has hit a few bumps.
• A sexting scandal in the New York City mayoral race and a federal investigation that's roiling the Virginia governor's contest are recalling politically problematic chapters of her past.
• Republicans are amplifying the parallels while also making a separate stink about television programs that CNN and NBC are developing about the former first lady and secretary of state. The GOP contends that the media are promoting Clinton's image ahead of a potential White House campaign.
• It all adds up to unwanted attention, if not a distraction, for someone trying to maintain a golden image among Democrats during a respite that could precede a second presidential bid.
• While Clinton has tried to keep a relatively low profile this summer, her aides have found themselves having to answer for her family's connections to the two campaigns.
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Determined to avoid another Benghazi-like attack, Obama chooses safety first, diplomacy later
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama seems determined to make sure he doesn't have another Benghazi.
• Pilloried by Republicans in Congress for its handling of last year's attack, his administration is responding with extra caution now that intelligence suggests a possible al-Qaida strike is in the works.
• Even as the threat may be subsiding, U.S. officials say they are taking no risks less than a year after militants killed four Americans in the eastern Libyan city and with Republicans poised to pounce on any misstep.
• After closing 19 diplomatic posts across the Muslim world for almost a week, the United States added to the global uneasiness Friday.
• It ordered nonessential staff out of Lahore, Pakistan, and warned Americans to avoid traveling to the country. The action appeared unrelated to the al-Qaida threat (Continued on page 17)
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