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Paula broadwell breaks silence on affair with david. As ever, the list of topics to be discussed is so vague as to almost be meaningless. Cia deputy director michael morell replaced director petraeus in his duties, serving as acting director. Defendant david howell petraeus then and there knew that he previously shared the black books with his biographer, the court documents say. But another person familiar with the meeting said he described the lying charge as a nonstarter. David petraeus pleaded guilty tuesday to one federal charge of removing and retaining classified information.
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