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New York Times:
Officials Say F.B.I. Knew of Petraeus Affair in the Summer — WASHINGTON — High-level officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department were notified in the late summer that F.B.I. agents had uncovered what appeared to be an extramarital affair involving the director …
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Scrutinized on Petraeus — Complaints by Female Social Planner Led to Email Trail That Undid CIA Chief — A social planner's complaints about email stalking launched the monthslong criminal inquiry that led to a woman romantically linked to former Gen. David Petraeus …
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CBS News:
Petraeus resignation: Just sex scandal or serious security concern? — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) The sudden downfall of CIA Director David Petraeus seems to have been rooted in simple jealously, but the scandal is raising new questions about the security of top-secret U.S. government information …
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Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Petraeus mistress may have revealed classified information at Denver speech on real reason for Libya attack — Biographer Paula Broadwell could be facing questions about whether she revealed classified information about the Libya attack that she was privy to due to her relationship with then-CIA Director David Petraeus.
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WorldViews, The PJ Tatler, Scared Monkeys, Fox News Insider, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse and Business Insider
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Broadwell spoke of access to classified info — Paula Broadwell, the author, military reservist and West Point graduate who reportedly had an extramarital affair with former CIA director David Petraeus, told an audience this summer that she routinely had access to classified information …
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Did Paula Broadwell Leak U.S. Secrets?
Did Paula Broadwell Leak U.S. Secrets?
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
The Central Intelligence Agency denied charges Sunday that its annex …
The Central Intelligence Agency denied charges Sunday that its annex …
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NY Daily News:
Jill Kelley, social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base, is mystery woman Paula Broadwell harassed …
Jill Kelley, social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base, is mystery woman Paula Broadwell harassed …
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Daily Download, The Daily Beast, BuzzFeed and Business Insider
BuzzFeed:
The Sins Of General David Petraeus
The Sins Of General David Petraeus
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Michael Schmidt / New York Times:
Woman Who Reported Threats Is Identified
Woman Who Reported Threats Is Identified
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Blake Hounshell / FP Passport:
Did Petraeus mistress reveal new Benghazi details?
Did Petraeus mistress reveal new Benghazi details?
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The GOP's media cocoon — A long-simmering generational battle in the conservative movement is boiling over after last week's shellacking, with younger operatives and ideologues going public with calls that Republicans break free from a political-media cocoon that has become intellectually suffocating and self defeating.
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Talking Points Memo:
Grover Norquist: Romney A ‘Poopy Head’ — Anti-tax crusader and head of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist told CBS on Monday that President Obama did not deserve a claim to an electoral mandate following his re-election because the candidate Republicans put forth to challenge him …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Grover Norquist: Obama reelected by characterizing Romney as ‘a poopy-head’ — Grover Norquist, the man who to many represents the GOP's hard line stance against raising taxes, said Monday that the results of the recent election and the looming fiscal cliff are no reason for the GOP to compromise on a deficit deal.
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CNN
TMZ.com:
Elmo Voice Kevin Clash Denies Sex w/ Underage Boy — Takes Leave of Absence from Sesame Street — Takes Leave of Absence from Sesame Street — EXCLUSIVE — Kevin Clash — the man known as the voice of Elmo — has taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street in the wake of allegations …
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
MSNBC, Its Ratings Rising, Gains Ground on Fox News — On Tuesday night, with a minute to go until the polls closed in the battleground state of Virginia, the MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews received word through their earpieces that the state was too close to call …
Deborah Montesano / Addicting Info:
Outrage Builds As Arizona Continues To Count Votes — Nearly a third of votes cast in Arizona remained uncounted the day after the election. Most of them were probably cast by Latinos, organized and newly registered by multiple civil rights groups in the state to combat candidates …
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Crooks and Liars, Blog Summaries, Weasel Zippers and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
No Meat on Mondays in Los Angeles — (CNSNews.com) - The Los Angeles City Council is urging all residents to observe “meatless Mondays” from now on. — A resolution adopted on Oct. 24 reads: “Be it resolved, that the Council of the City of Los Angeles hereby declares all Mondays …
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protein wisdom, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
GOP's Red America forced to rethink what it knows about the country — HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — She arrived early to take apart the campaign office piece by piece, just as she felt so many other things about her life were being dismantled. Beth Cox wore a Mitt Romney T-shirt …
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Walter Shapiro / Reuters:
Why Obama is surely facing a second term riddled with scandal and upheaval — Now that the last election of his political career is behind him, President Barack Obama can concentrate on braking to avoid the fiscal cliff, re-staffing much of his administration and pausing to reflect on his long-term governing agenda.