(CNN)How do Republicans try to breathe new life into an old scandal? We've seen it time and time again. Here's how it works: 

Step One: Republicans, with nothing in their arsenal to use against Hillary Clinton, selectively leak to reporters a "scandalous" tidbit -- often one that has been previously reported. 

Step Two: The new media bites. 

Step Three: The media hyperventilates and suffocates the airwaves with repetition of the same story. 

Step Four: Upon further examination, the story falls apart. 

This is exactly how the latest media hype, this time over Hillary Clinton's use of emails at the State Department, has played out. And it presents yet another chapter in the Benghazi hoax. 

The New York Times story about Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account at the State Department is a perfect example of "gotcha" journalism, where reporters will take any bait the Republicans give them without proper vetting. The New York Times has a history of this. (Whitewater, anyone?) 

The Times story suggests Secretary Clinton broke federal rules in relation to her email. But the Times' main source for this allegation says Clinton violated no laws. 

Yes, Clinton used a private email account to communicate while she was secretary of state. But so did secretaries of state before her. According to the State Department spokesman Marie Harf, John Kerry is the first secretary of state ever to rely primarily on official State Department email. 

Clinton asks State to release emails: What you need to know 

In October 2014, 18 months after Clinton left, the State Department was engaged in the process of updating its records preservation policies. The State Department asked every secretary of state dating back to Madeleine Albright to provide records, including emails, from their time in office. Clinton responded to the State Department's request for emails, providing the department with over 55,000 pages of emails. She did so months ago. Clinton has been fully transparent and has asked the State Department for these emails to be made public.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the name of the party that the article is centered around?
2. The article is centered around which political party?
3. 
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that is being targeted by the Republican party?
2. The Republican party is targeting which person?
3. 
Q3:
1. What is the second step of trying to breathe life into an old scandal?
2. What is the second step when the Republicans try to revive an old scandal?
3. 
Q4:
1. What does the article say that the Republicans use to target Hillary Clinton?
2. What does the Republican have to target Hillary Clinton, according to the article?
3. 
Q5:
1. What is the name of the newspaper that wrote about Hilary Clinton?
2. Hilary Clinton has a story written about her by what newspaper?
3. 
Q6:
1. The New York Times article about Hilary Clinton's private email accounts is known as what type of journalism?
2. What type of journalism is used in the New York Times article about Hilary Clinton's private email accounts?
3. 
Q7:
1. Is the New York Times known for their use of "gotcha" journalism?
2. Is "gotcha" journalism usually used in the New York Times?
3. 
Q8:
1. Has Hilary Clinton broken any laws?
2. Have any laws been broken by Hilary Clinton?
3. 
Q9:
1. Has Hilary Clinton been cooperative in the investigation?
2. Has the investigation received the cooperation of Hilary Clinton?
3. 
Q10:
1. How many emails were turned over By Hilary Clinton?
2. Hilary Clinton turned over how many emails?
3. 
