White House releases Benghazi e-mails

Emails from the state department dated September 11, 2012 provides additional insight into the U.S. consulate in Benghazi attack. (Elise Labott/CNN)

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The White House released more than 100 pages of e-mails on Wednesday in a bid to quell critics who say President Barack Obama and his aides played politics with…

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