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WASHINGTON Hillary Clintons name barely came up Wednesday at a closely watched House hearing on Benghazi where Clinton allies were anticipating fireworks.

It turned out that all the hype over an overtly political committee out to harm Clintons 2016 presidential hopes were premature.

The inaugural hearing for the new committee dedicated solely to the deadly Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Libya focused on bipartisan concern about improvements to diplomatic security.

Clintons name was barely mentioned in the Republican-controlled panel.

The topic for the hearing came from, Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a Democrat who once suggested Democrats not even take part in what was expected to be a Clinton-bashing.

She served as secretary of state during the bloody attack that took the lives of four US personnel, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

The tone was set by chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), who paid homage to the four Americans.

I pledge a process that is worthy of their memory and one that our fellow citizens can respect, regardless of their political ideations, said Gowdy.

He found agreement with his Democrat counterpart, Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who suggested a 45-day deadline to get a progress report from the State Department on implementing the security changes recommended by independent review panels.

Rep. Darrell IssaPhoto: AFP/Getty Images

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