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DOJ protocol let FBI remain silent on Petraeus

Monday, November 12, 2012
News
DOJ protocol let FBI remain silent on Petraeus

Lawmakers from both parties expressed frustration Monday that the FBI did not inform them that it was conducting an investigation that included former CIA Director David Petraeus. But it’s not at all clear that the agency violated protocol. Read more…

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2nd-term curse: Political irrelevance and scandals

Monday, November 12, 2012
Commentary
2nd-term curse: Political irrelevance and scandals

The re-elected president should be worrying about the Second-Term Curse. Second presidential terms have almost always been disappointing and sad with thwarted ambitions, scandal and a slow slide towards political irrelevance. Read more…

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Petraeus’ other love affair was with media

Monday, November 12, 2012
News

David Petraeus had another love affair long before the one that cost him his job running the CIA. It was with the press. The retired general’s skillful courtship of journalists brought him a career’s worth of favorable headlines. Read more…

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FBI kept Petraeus probe private until election over

Monday, November 12, 2012
News

FBI Director Robert Mueller’s top aide was told former CIA chief David Petraeus was having an extramarital affair that might have compromised national security a week before the Nov. 6 elections, a congressional official said Monday. Read more…

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