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2:25 PM ET, November 10, 2012

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Taylor Berman / Gawker:

Did Paula Broadwell's Cuckolded Husband Write a Letter to Chuck Klosterman in the The New York Times? — In the July 13th edition of Klosterman's The Ethicist advice column for the New York Times, an anonymous reader wrote in seeking advice about an affair his wife was having with a …

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Ronald Kessler / NewsMax.com:

FBI Investigation Led to Petraeus Resignation — More ways to share... Mixx — Stumbled — LinkedIn — Vine — Buzzflash — Newstrust — Technocrati — Forward Article — Ronald Kessler reporting from Washington, D.C. — The resignation of David H. Petraeus …

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:

More on the Timing of Petraeus's Resignation — Ronald Kessler of Newsmax has more details on the Petraeus affair. They are rather sordid, and raise more questions about the timing of his resignation: … Perhaps this one? … “Thousands of emails” over “several months”?

Discussion: Business Insider

Wall Street Journal:

CIA Chief Resigns Over Affair — Petraeus Relationship With Biographer Surfaced After FBI Probe of His Email … CIA Director David Petraeus, seen testifying on Capitol Hill in January 2012. — WASHINGTON—Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus resigned after a probe …

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Fred Kaplan / Slate:

Petraeus Resigns Over Affair With Biographer — David Petraeus testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Jan. 31 — The woman with whom Gen. David Petraeus was having an affair is Paula Broadwell, the author of a recent hagiographic book about him, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus.

Richard Engel / U.S. News:
Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell under FBI investigation over access to his email, law enforcement officials say

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Washington Post:
David Petraeus resigns as CIA director

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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:

Rove under fire — Karl Rove is scrambling to protect his status in the GOP. AP Photo — Close — The face of the historic $1-billion plan to unseat President Barack Obama and turn the Senate Republican, Rove now finds himself the leading scapegoat for its failure.

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Ben Howe / RedState:

Campaign Sources: The Romney Campaign was a Consultant Con Job — If you spend your time watching politics and haven't been hiding in a deep depression since Tuesday, you've probably been hearing a lot about “ORCA.” According to the Washington Post, ORCA “was designed as a first-of-its-kind tool …

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Politico:
Mitt Romney's ORCA program couldn't stay afloat

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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:

War opens inside Republican Party over immigration — A war has opened within the GOP over whether to embrace immigration reform in the wake of President Obama's thumping of Mitt Romney among Hispanic voters. — Conservative hero Sean Hannity said Thursday he had evolved on immigration reform …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Prairie Weather and The Atlantic Online

Julia Preston / New York Times:

Republicans Reconsider Positions on Immigration — After a presidential election in which Latino voters rewarded President Obama while punishing Republicans for their positions on immigration, Republican leaders and prominent conservatives moved quickly this week to shift to new ground …

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Mark Steyn / National Review:

The Edge of the Abyss — Amid the ruin and rubble of the grey morning after, it may seem in poor taste to do anything so vulgar as plug the new and stunningly topical paperback edition of my book, After America — or, as Dennis Miller retitled it on the radio the other day, Wednesday.

ABCNEWS:

Obama Says Wealthy Should Pay More in Taxes — President Barack Obama says he won't accept a plan to avert the so-called fiscal cliff that doesn't ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes. — In Saturday's radio and Internet address, Obama says the election showed support for his “balanced” …

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Caroline B. Glick / Jewish World Review:

A time for courage, and action — Mitt Romney wasn't a bad candidate. He ran a fairly strong race. He made a few errors. And he made many good moves. Certainly he was adequate. And he was probably the strongest Republican candidate among the primary field of contenders.