Weekend talking points: 7 top stories
What happened this week? Fallout from the David Petraeus affair continued. Israel slammed rockets into the Gaza Strip. And Twinkies fans mourned
By The Week Staff | November 16, 2012
Weekend talking points: 7 top stories
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his week, David Petraeus' Nov. 9 resignation as head of the CIA — and the stunning news that the former general had pursued an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell — reverberated throughout Washington, D.C. The tangled, tabloid-friendly story dominated headlines, raised questions about the future of the CIA, and threatened to tarnish Petraeus' legacy.
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