At his first news conference since winning a second term last week, President Obama addressed the scandal that led to the resignation of David Petraeus.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: U.S. President Barack Obama saying:<br/> <br />"By his own assessment, he did not meet the standards that he felt were necessary as the director of CIA with respect to this personal matter."<br/> <br />The president acknowledged that there is an ongoing FBI investigation but says he is not aware of any evidence indicating a breach of security.<br/> <br />He went on to say this about his former CIA director.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: U.S. President Barack Obama saying:<br/> <br />"My main hope right now is - is that he and his family are able to move on and that this ends up being a single side note on what has otherwise been an extraordinary career."<br/> <br />Security issues dominated the event and the focus eventually turned to Benghazi.<br/> <br />Specifically, Republican attacks on U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice's initial response to the seige that killed four Americans dead.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: U.S. President Barack Obama saying:<br/> <br />"For them to go after the UN ambassador, who had nothing to do with Benghazi (EDIT) and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous."<br/> <br />Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham say they will block any efforts to promote Rice, who is a contender to replace Hillary Clinton as the U.S. Secretary of State.
