11/24/2014
Friday News Dump: House GOP Report Debunks Benghazi Theories
Republicans apparently were very careful in timing their announcement that their two-year investigation found the Obama administration responded appropriately to 2012's attack on the Benghazi consulate. Politicians and companies often release information they wish to obscure on late Friday when public interest in news is very low.
■Class discussion: Do all politicians try to manipulate the media and public? Can you find other "bad" news announced on a late Friday? There was a flood of harsh accusations of wrongdoing after Benghazi. Do political foes often use tragedies to attack each other? Are Americans' opinions too easily swayed? Should you doubt politicians and pundits? Why or why not?