Update 10/16/2012

Four Americans died in the attack, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Protests .....some violent, others peaceful.... emerged throughout the region and reached as far as.... Australia.

Clinton: 'We did everything we could to keep our people safe' - World News

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"The United States will not retreat," Clinton said on Friday October 12, 2012. "We will keep leading and we will stay engaged in the Maghreb and everywhere in the world, including in those hard places where America’s interests and values are at stake."