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In Petraeus sex scandal and others, a double standard
OK, I'm done. I've had my fun clicking through every last story, tweet and meme about Betraeusgate. I already know how this movie ends, eventually. Somehow, the men will be fine — time will pass, and they'll get invitations to join corporate boards...
Tags: FBI, Bill Clinton, Police Investigations, Central Intelligence Agency, Rush Limbaugh
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Choice: Fiscal Cliff Talk Or Petraeus Scandal
The Hartford CourantI think I speak for most everyone when I say, thank you Peaches, Paula, and the entire cast of "All In" for saving us. With the election over, our immediate prospects were pretty much limited to rehashing the results, and the partisan posturing over...Tags: Anthony D. Weiner, West Point, Republican Party, John McCain, FBI
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Petraeus' Shakespearian storyline - Fond fools serve mad jealousy
In William Shakespeare's "Othello," an important general finds himself the victim of a little scheme, concocted by a disgruntled subordinate, to bring him down by making him jealous. It's a tawdry, less-than-credible bit of business involving a...
Tags: Paula Broadwell, James Bond (fictional character), David Petraeus, Jill Kelley, Google Inc.
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It isn't easy to be good
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he was planning this even before the recent scandals in the top ranks of the Pentagon and CIA, but he's ordered the military to double down on ethics training for its senior officers. In a memo to Gen. Martin Dempsey,...
Tags: Leon Panetta, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Paula Broadwell, Theft, Martin Dempsey
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Taint Of Petraeus Mess Likely To Spread
The Hartford CourantThe Oxford English Dictionary unveiled its word of the year last week, helpfully providing a succinct description of the scandal that has claimed Gen. David Petraeus' glittering career and appears to have only begun its cull. Omnishambles: "a situation...Tags: FBI, John Kerry, Kevin Rennie, NATO, Adultery
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Petraeus Testifies Libya Attack was Al Qaeda Terrorism
CNNWASHINGTON -- Former CIA Director David Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill on Friday that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was an act of terrorism committed by al Qaeda-linked militants. That's according to U.S. Rep. Peter King of New...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Harvard University, Terrorism, NATO, Religious Conflicts
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Hubris led to the downfall of Petraeus, Allen
It's amazing that the men who ran the CIA and the war in Afghanistan had so much time on their hands ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). The indiscretions of former CIA Director David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen are an embarrassment. I hate to think what...Tags: Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Police Investigations, Central Intelligence Agency, Tampa
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Generals' indiscretions have real consequences for U.S. policy
Gens. John Allen and David Petraeus have been stupid in their misuse of technology, for a flirtation in the case of the former and an affair in the case of the latter ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). As philanderers, these two men are abject failures, and...Tags: National Government, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban
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When did General Allen find time to run the war?
The Sun notes that the "the FBI had discovered between 20,000 and 30,000 'potentially inappropriate' e-mails between [Jill] Kelley and General John R. Allen" ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). Who was running the war in Afghanistan? This commander,...Tags: FBI, Parkville, Jill Kelley
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER: Mostly cloudy, high near 52. Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy, low around 40. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS General under investigation in Petraeus probe was leader at Naval Academy: Now under...Tags: Hamas, Values, Pittsburgh Steelers, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Ethics
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For all we've learned, Petraeus story still doesn't add up
Like a set of Russian dolls, in which each doll contains a slightly smaller version of itself hidden inside, the sex scandal that forced CIA Director David Petraeus from office last week seems full of secret compartments that have yet to be revealed....
Tags: Leon Panetta, Republican Party, U.S. Department of Defense, Eric Cantor, Barack Obama
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Is this the best our top spy can do?
When I was a kid, everyone I knew in school wanted to go into the CIA. Now I know why. I say CIA, but it would be more accurate to say that we all wanted to be spies. I’m not sure we made the connection between the CIA and spying when we were boys,...
Tags: FBI, Methamphetamine (drug), Espionage and Intelligence, Politics, Police Investigations
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Nov 13, 2012
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