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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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Grantland, BuzzFeed, New York Magazine, WorldViews, The Daily Beast, The Reaction, Mashable!, The Week, BobCesca.com and Texas on the Potomac, more at Mediagazer »
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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Washington Post, Business Insider, Associated Press, Tampa Bay Times and Guardian
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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DCist, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Gawker, Business Insider, Hot Air and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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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msnbc.com, Althouse and Belmont Club
Josh Rogin / Associated Press:
Jill Kelley is an ‘honorary consul’ of South Korea — Jill Kelley, the Tampa socialite connected to ISAF Commander John Allen and former CIA Director David Petraeus, is an “honorary consul” of South Korea, a diplomatic official with direct knowledge of the arrangement told The Cable.
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Talking Points Memo, Balloon Juice and Business Insider
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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Gawker and Business Insider
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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Chicago Boyz
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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Jonathan Last Online and Conservatives4Palin
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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The Daily Caller and News Desk
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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Balloon Juice, BuzzFeed and New York Magazine
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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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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Mediaite, Mashable!, The Raw Story, The Atlantic Online and FP Passport
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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JIMROMENESKO.COM, The Raw Story, Gawker, The Daily Caller and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Week and LewRockwell.com Blog
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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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Arizona Republicans Sue To Block Ballots In Latino Precinct — One of the few unresolved congressional races in the nation could come down to whether voters in a heavily Latino precinct in Arizona get their ballots counted this week. — Backed by two high-powered lawyers …
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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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Talking Points Memo and Roger Ailes
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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The Huffington Post, Taylor Marsh and Politico
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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CNN, Politico, The Caucus and Connecting.the.Dots
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
The Irish Times:
Woman ‘denied a termination’ dies in hospital — Two investigations are under way into the death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant, at University Hospital Galway last month. — Savita Halappanavar (31), a dentist, presented with back pain at the hospital on October 21st …
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Guardian, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Crooked Timber and Activism and Agitation
Media Decoder:
Accuser Recants Allegation Against Elmo Puppeteer — Updated The man who accused Kevin Clash, the voice and puppeteer of the “Sesame Street” character Elmo, of an underage sexual relationship has recanted that claim, his lawyer said on Tuesday, one day after the claim was published by the gossip Web site TMZ.
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BuzzFeed, Guardian, Gawker and Tucson Weekly
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Fischer: We've Got to ‘Clamp Down on Immigration’ Because ‘Socialist’ Hispanics Vote Democratic — In the wake of last week's devastating election losses, Republican leaders and conservative activists are beginning to rethink the party's traditional hardline stance on the issue of immigration.
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Mediaite, Little Green Footballs and The Raw Story
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Krauthammer: White House 'Held Affair Over Petraeus's Head' For Favorable Testimony On Benghazi — Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer on Tuesday said the White House used David Petraeus's affair to get the CIA director to give testimony about the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi …
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Nice Deb, Fox News, Hot Air, Michelle Malkin, Doug Ross and Rightnewz Videos