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  1. Good morning from U.S. District Court in DC, where day 3 of Benghazi trial is underway. Here is yesterday's coverage nytimes.com/2017/10/03/us/politics/benghazi-trial-day-two.html
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      AUSA Julieanne Himelstein resuming q'ing diplomatic security agent David Ubben, who left off Tuesday just before mortar attack on CIA annex
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        Ubben described receiving mortar attack, terrible injuries to his skull, arm, & leg, & extensive medical treatment. Showed scars to jury.
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          AUSA gets Ubben to talk about how CIA bldg targeted by mortars had tactical ops ctr. maybe trying to connect to maps looted from mission?
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            AUSA is indeed focusing in on the CIA annex being marked on a map in the mission office (operations ctr).
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              Ubben testimony wraps up. Zachary Harrison, another State Dept diplomatic security officer at the mission that night, is taking the stand.
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                Here's an article about the highlights of day three of the Benghazi trial nytimes.com/2017/10/04/us/politics/benghazi-trial-david-ubben-mortar-attack.html