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David Petraeus Stories

A list of the most recent stories about David Petraeus.

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White House lawyer replacing retiring CIA deputy

CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell is stepping down and being replaced by White House lawyer Avril Haines, who will be the first woman to hold the post. When President Barack Obama named a successor to former CIA Director David Petraeus in January, Morell was passed over in favor of the ...

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, then-acting CIA Director Michael Morell walks in the hallway of the CapitolHill in Washington. Morell, now the CIA deputy director, retired from his post Wednesday, after managing the resignation of former CIA Director David Petraeus over an extramarital affair, and defending the agency's performance over the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

CIA deputy director Michael Morell retires

CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell, who defended harsh interrogation techniques and was involved with the fallout after the attack on the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, announced his retirement Wednesday. When President Barack Obama named a successor to former CIA Director David Petraeus last January, Morell was passed over in ...

Tampa socialite sues gov't over Petraeus scandal

A Tampa, Fla., socialite and her husband claimed in a lawsuit Monday that the government willfully leaked false and defamatory information about them in the scandal that led to the resignation of Gen. David Petraeus as CIA director. Jill Kelley and Scott Kelley filed the lawsuit in federal court against ...

Preserving past for Patton museum

Curator Nathan Jones stops and ponders the oldest item in storage at the General George Patton Museum of Leadership, which reopens this month. The museum's namesake, Gen. George S. Patton, toured European palaces during his time in the military, often stopping to admire and praise artifacts on display. Jones said ...

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2013 file photo, U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen, then-the top commander of U.S.- and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops in Afghanistan, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. Allen called on the White House Friday to announce how many troops it intends to leave in that country after 2014. Allen said Afghans need certainty on how many U.S. troops will stay behind after the majority complete their withdrawal by Dec. 31, 2014, before they will choose to side with the Afghan government or the Taliban. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)

Ex-general wants post-2014 troop levels announced

The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called on the White House Friday to announce how many troops it intends to leave in that country after 2014. Retired Gen. John Allen said Afghans need certainty on how many U.S. troops will stay behind after the majority complete their withdrawal by ...

Business Highlights

___ Cover songs: Homage or irksome marketing ploy? LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are about 600 versions of Adele's Oscar-winning song "Skyfall" on the Spotify subscription music service. Not one of them features Adele. Adele's label, XL Recordings, keeps her music off of all-you-can-listen subscription plans until download sales peter ...

Petraeus gets job with investment firm KKR

Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus will take a new job with investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. as he attempts to rebuild his reputation after an extramarital affair with a biographer triggered his resignation as CIA director last year. Petraeus, 60, will serve as chairman of the New ...

Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director

The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family. Paula Broadwell told WSOC-TV in Charlotte on Thursday (http://bit.ly/10RjHXE ) that she credited her husband and friends for standing by her as she ...

EDITORIALS OF THE TIMES

c.2013 New York Times News Service THE CIA’S PART IN BENGHAZI Throughout months of Republican “investigation” into the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 last year, the CIA has escaped the scrutiny and partisan bashing aimed at the State Department and the White House. But we now know that ...

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