Today's Takeaway | November 12, 2012

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Monday, November 12, 2012

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David Petraeus Scandal Grows As Washington DC Scrambles for a New CIA Director | Cleveland Plain Dealer Launches Campaign Against Cuts | Adam Driver: Actor, Artist, Veteran. The actor from HBO's hit show 'Girls' tells us about his military past | Letters of War on Veterans Day. Soldiers read their stories from the battlefield

Petraeus Scandal Grows as New Details Emerge

General David Petraeus' storied career in public service came to a sudden end on Friday as the details of an affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell became known to the world. The general, who is credited with game-changing tenures in both Iraq and Afghanistan, had to resign his current post as director of the Central Intelligence Agency as details of an F.B.I. investigation revealed the affair.

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Development in Syria of a Political Opposition

A meeting in Doha, Qatar attempted to unite the Syrian opposition into a political body that would be recognized by the international community. Mona Jundy is attorney for Michigan and part of the Syrian Opposition Council.

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Pick of CEO at New York Times Raises Questions

The New York Times debuted their new CEO recently. The addition of Mark Thompson has raised questions however because of a a scandal that emerged out of the BBC. Times columnist Joe Nocera gives us an update from inside the paper.

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Cleveland Plain Dealer Launches Campaign Against Cuts

The "Save The Plain Dealer" campaign began this weekend in Cleveland as journalists react to rumors about staff cuts and reduced publication of the paper which, like many newspapers, has fallen on difficult times.

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Adam Driver: Actor, Artist, Veteran

Adam Driver is best known for his role in the hit HBO show Girls, in which he plays Hannah (Lena Dunham's) boyfriend. But there's more to Mr. Driver than meets the eye. He is not only a talented stage actor and graduate of Julliard, but also a former Marine. In honor of Veteran's Day, Driver performed in a series of plays and monologues with Arts in the Armed Forces,

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Letters of War on Veterans Day

Today the nation observes Veterans Day in honor the many men and women who have served in our nation's military during times of peace and times of War. To honor these men and women out respect for their contribution to our nation, the federal government, many schools and offices closed around the country. Today we want to pay tribute to our veterans, and hear their stories of war.

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