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Jill Kelley requested “diplomatic protection” in 911 call — The South Tampa woman connected to the Gen. David Petraeus scandal has called police to her home several times in the last few days, and at least once tried to invoke “diplomatic protection.” — Media from around the world …
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Max Read / Gawker:
A Flowchart of the Petraeus Affair's Love Pentagon, from the Shirtless FBI Agent to Chuck Klosterman — Since CIA director David Petraeus resigned on Friday over an extramarital affair uncovered by the FBI, the story has shifted from John Le Carré espionage novel to Vince Flynn right-wing thriller …
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Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
Jill Kelley, Woman Who Sparked Petraeus Scandal, Ran Questionable Charity … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, David Petraeus, General John Allen, Jill Kelley, Jill Kelley David Petraeus, Jill Kelley Foreclosure, Jill Kelley Petraeus, John Allen, PAULA BROADWELL, Jill Kelley Charity, John Allen Jill Kelley, Politics News
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Paul D. Shinkman / US News:
Paula Broadwell's License Discovered in D.C. Park — Police notify FBI — Broadwell's attorney mum on her whereabouts — The woman revealed to have been carrying on an affair with former CIA Director David Petraeus lost her driver's license in a Washington, D.C., park recently, sources tell U.S. News.
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New York Post:
Gen. John Allen also helped Jill Kelley's sister during custody battle — WASHINGTON — Both Gen. David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen intervened in the same nasty child custody battle involving Natalie Khawam, the “psychologically unstable” twin sister of Jill Kelley, whose bombshell claims …
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Jon Swaine / Telegraph:
David Petraeus affair: The Florida twins at the centre of America's miltary scandal
David Petraeus affair: The Florida twins at the centre of America's miltary scandal
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Andrew Malcolm / Investor's Business Daily:
Who's doing who in the Obama team's sex scandals: A handy guide
Who's doing who in the Obama team's sex scandals: A handy guide
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Tara McKelvey / The Atlantic Online:
The Writer and the General: What the Petraeus Affair Exposed About D.C.
The Writer and the General: What the Petraeus Affair Exposed About D.C.
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Fox News:
Holder notified of Petraeus probe in late summer — did he tell anyone?
Holder notified of Petraeus probe in late summer — did he tell anyone?
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News Desk and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Jill Kelley: Tampa woman who was hostess to the military
Jill Kelley: Tampa woman who was hostess to the military
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EndPlay / TheDenverChannel.com:
Photoshopped book title from Paula Broadwell's Gen. David Petraeus' biography goes viral on web — ‘All In’ book title had been Photoshopped on web — A mistake that aired on Denver's 7 has gone viral on the internet. — On 7NEWS at 5 p.m. on Monday, the station reported …
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David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
ABC Affiliate: ‘All Up In My Snatch’ Petraeus Book Graphic A ‘Mistake’ — Today in adventures in television news: graphics gone wrong. An ABC affiliate in Denver, Colo., said it was a “mistake” to run an image of Paula Broadwell's David Petraeus biography that listed the title as …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
ABC Affiliate Ran Phony Cover of Broadwell Book
ABC Affiliate Ran Phony Cover of Broadwell Book
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Weasel Zippers and The Jawa Report
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Robertson Excuses Petraeus: 'Here's a Good-Looking Lady Throwing Herself at Him'
Pat Robertson Excuses Petraeus: 'Here's a Good-Looking Lady Throwing Herself at Him'
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Petraeus Personally Investigated Benghazi Attack
Petraeus Personally Investigated Benghazi Attack
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Kotaku:
This Is Awkward: David Petraeus Is In the Next Call of Duty As America's New Secretary of Defense
This Is Awkward: David Petraeus Is In the Next Call of Duty As America's New Secretary of Defense
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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Confirmed: ABC Denver misnames Petraeus book, “All up in my snatch”
Confirmed: ABC Denver misnames Petraeus book, “All up in my snatch”
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Robert Wright / The Atlantic Online:
The Real David Petraeus Scandal
The Real David Petraeus Scandal
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John R. Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Paul Ryan Exclusive: Obama Lacks Mandate to Raise Taxes — Despite a devastating loss last week, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan rejected Democratic claims of a mandate to raise tax rates on the wealthy. — Asked whether President Obama has a mandate on taxes …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
W.H. Petition Calls for Stripping Citizenship and Exile for Anyone Who Signs Petition to Secede — A White House petition gathering force calls for citizenship to be stripped and exile for anyone who signs a petition in favor of a state's secession. — “Mr. President, please sign …
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Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Petitions to secede are filed for 23 states since election
Petitions to secede are filed for 23 states since election
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Broad Concern about ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Consequences — Public Is Skeptical Deal Will Be Reached — OVERVIEW — As the president and congressional leaders begin negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff” deadline at the end of the year, there is widespread public concern about the possible financial consequences.
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Ryan Tracy / Washington Wire:
Gov. O'Malley to GOP: Remove Tea Party ‘Stench’
Gov. O'Malley to GOP: Remove Tea Party ‘Stench’
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Jim Nintzel / Tucson Weekly:
CD2 Update: Republicans Go to Cochise County Court To Block Counting of Provisional Ballots in Latino Precincts — As Congressman Ron Barber and GOP challenger Martha McSally continue to battle for every vote in a race that Barber leads by just 512 votes, attorneys were in Cochise County court today …
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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Arizona Republicans Sue To Block Ballots In Latino Precinct
Arizona Republicans Sue To Block Ballots In Latino Precinct
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Is It Time to Roll Up the Welcome Mat Here? — Barack Obama won the election. — He did not win by stealing the election. Voter irregularities always happen. It is one reason we support voter ID rules. But even in the worse scenario of reports out there, there were not enough tales of voter irregularities to matter nationwide.
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Kelly McParland / National Post:
Oil report suggests an earthquake in global politics — Take one of the most intractable problems in global politics — one that has been a key driver of political events around the world for decades — and eliminate it. Presto, a wave of the hand and it's gone, just like that. What happens then?
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Patrick Marley / JSOnline:
9 lawmakers want to charge U.S. officials who implement Obamacare — By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - As Gov. Scott Walker contemplates whether to create a state health care exchange under Obamacare, he will have to contend in the coming legislative session …
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Gin and Tacos and Progressive Change …
Megan Ruyle / The Hill:
‘A lot of energy’ in Obama's meeting at White House with liberal groups — President Obama and the heads of several labor unions and prominent liberal groups met at the White House on Tuesday at an event that was more pep rally than negotiating session. — Obama and the participants largely focused …
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Welcome to the Rand Paul evolution — He'll push to loosen marijuana penalties, legalize undocumented immigrants and pursue a less aggressive American foreign policy. — Call it the Rand Paul Evolution. — In the wake of Barack Obama's reelection win and ahead of a possible 2016 White House bid …
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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Colbert's super-PAC files termination paperwork with FEC — According to the Federal Election Commission, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow had its termination paperwork scanned onto the commission's website at about 7 p.m. — Among it its final disbursements, the committee reports giving the …
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CNN and Ballot Box
Rick Perlstein / The Nation:
Exclusive: Lee Atwater's Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy — It has become, for liberals and leftists enraged by the way Republicans never suffer the consequences for turning electoral politics into a cesspool, a kind of smoking gun. The late, legendarily brutal campaign …
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