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Another militant uprising in the Middle East.

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Islamic insurgents today seize to Crit, a provincial capital in Iraq.

They may be on their way to Baghdad.

U.S. trained Iraqi soldiers have thrown off their uniforms and fled along with a half-million civilian refugees.

The so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, an offshoot of al-Qaeda, could be a game-changer for Iraq, Syria,

Turkey, and U.S. interests in the Middle East. We'll hear about that and Defense Secretary

Hagel's aggressive testimony on the swap for P.O.B. Bergdahl. Today's talking point, political

irony behind the Tea Party upset of a House Republican leader. First, here's the news.

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To the Point. An Islamic group called Too Extreme by Al-Qaeda is taking over some major areas in Iraq,

including to Crete, a provincial capital, and the oil exporting city of Mosul, where 48 people are

hostages in the Turkish consulate. What's in store for the rest of the Middle East? Today's

talking point, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost his GOP primary to the Tea Party forces

he helped create. What's next for Congress and the resolution of partisan conflict? First,

this news update before the House Armed Services Committee today, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel

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