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Petraeus resigns as CIA director, cites 'extramarital affair' | Reduction

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Petraeus resigns as CIA director, cites 'extramarital affair'

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Petraeus, in a message to staff, said President Obama accepted his resignation after the two met on Thursday afternoon. Petraeus said that he asked "to be allowed" to step down.   "After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours," Petraeus said. "This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation." The move comes amid the unfolding controversy surrounding the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. Scrutiny has fallen on a range of agencies including the CIA. But Petraeus, in his resignation message, cited strictly "personal reasons" surrounding his affair which until now had not been disclosed.

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Petraeus

Overall Sentiment: -0.157944

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0Petraeus said that he asked "to be allowed" ...
-0.300959"After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours," Petraeus said. ...
-0.205806"After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours," Petraeus said. "This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation."
-0.237126Petraeus, in his resignation message, cited strictly "personal reasons" ...
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  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.743891
  • Mean: -0.18597275
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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President Obama

Overall Sentiment: 0.122803

Relevance: 0.519026

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Organization: U.S. Consulate

Overall Sentiment: -0.27533

Relevance: 0.339542

Country: Libya

Overall Sentiment: -0.217816

Relevance: 0.348328

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