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Should President Obama rehire Gen. David Petraeus?
We taxpayers spent a great deal of money preparing Gen. David Petraeus to serve in high government posts such as directr of the Central intelligence Agency. He was doing a good job, by all accounts. His prior military was stellar. Should an affair with...
Tags: Barack Obama
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Obama talks tough on taxes, fiscal cliff
Anyone who wondered whether a vote for President Barack Obama meant something should have been reassured by his performance in today's news conference. In the central issue that faces the country right now, whether the resolution to the so-called fiscal...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Politics, Parties and Movements, Unemployment Benefits, Barack Obama
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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: Rush Limbaugh, FBI, Police Investigations, Easter, Tampa
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'Stand your ground' task force just political theater
This is why Florida is the butt of the nation's jokes. We can't count our votes on time. The road to CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus' downfall veered straight off Interstate 4 and into the mansion of "Tampa Kardashian" Jill Kelley. We order...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, Rick Scott, Personal Weapon Control
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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: Skyfall (movie), James Bond (fictional character), Adultery, Paula Broadwell, Tampa
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Affair wasn't Petraeus' only faulty judgment
David Petraeus betrayed his wife; that is between them. It does however show a lack of responsibility and judgment. The personal betrayal is compounded in the betrayal of his country by jollying in the CIA director's office with a woman, Angela Jolie,...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency
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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, The Pentagon, Paula Broadwell, Values
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Even the best and brightest can be knuckleheads
It seemed at first like a welcome break from political overload. There's nothing like a juicy sex scandal to relieve election fatigue. But this one, it turns out, brims with suggestions of military misconduct and questions of national security that have...
Tags: West Point, Dining and Drinking, Adultery, Bars and Clubs, Paula Broadwell
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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, Kevin Rennie, Police Investigations, Adultery, Sheldon Whitehouse
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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: West Point, Leon Panetta, Robert Mueller, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama
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Petraeus right to step down
In response to Susan Reimer's column ("Did Petraeus have to step down?" Nov. 13), I think Ms. Reimer is missing the bigger point when she writes "Men such as he are going to have to be able to survive these intensely private falls from grace or we are...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Obama's pattern of misinformation
I thought it was just the liberal media (The Sun included) that suppressed information that could possibly impact voter decision-making. However, it is patently obvious the Obama administration itself did that with its foot-dragging and inept...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Benghazi, Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Catonsville
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Nov 17, 2012
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Nov 17, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Nov 16, 2012
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Nov 18, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 19, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Nov 16, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Nov 16, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Nov 16, 2012
|Story| KTLA-LTV
Nov 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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