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1. June 23, 2011 02:36 PM

   Attack of the Drones

   Finding the real meaning in Obama’s Afghanistan speech

   By Greg Marx

   In the wake of President Obama’s big speech on Afghanistan last night, the basic points of his message—a reversal of the troop “surge” starting this year and concluding before the 2012 election, with further drawdowns through 2014; a shift from counterinsurgency to counterterrorism; a willingness to negotiate with the Taliban—have been widely reported. And if you’re looking for a little...

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2. November 13, 2012 06:50 AM

   Audit Notes: Whinin’ Dimon, Elizabeth Warren, WSJ on Petraeus

   JPMorgan CEO takes to CNBC for consolation

   By Ryan Chittum

   I got a chuckle from Mark Gongloff's Huffington Post piece on Jamie Dimon taking his anti-administration whining to the friendly confines of CNBC: Dimon on Friday afternoon did his whining on CNBC, which has become a sort of Dr. Phil for aggrieved CEOs in the wake of the national catastrophe that is Obama's reelection, according to CNBC. Dimon played some...

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3. November 16, 2012 04:00 PM

   Must-reads of the week

   David Petraeus, Mormon reporters, Guy Fieri, stray penises

   By The Editors

   Culled from CJR's frequently updated "Must-reads from around the Web," our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the Internet, here are your can't-miss must-reads of the past week: How I was drawn into the cult of David Petraeus — One journalist on the role he played in the mythmaking surrounding Petraeus After Sandy —...

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4. November 16, 2012 06:50 AM

   The media’s woman blaming

   Most coverage wrongly blames Paula Broadwell for leading Gen. David Petraeus astray

   By Jennifer Vanasco

   In her column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. Frank Bruni gets it. The New York Times columnist wrote a smart, sensitive piece this week about the Petraeus mess, calling out all those in media who heaped more blame on Paula Broadwell for the affair than they did on Gen. David Petraeus. What...

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