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Petraeus Returns to Public Life, ‘Keenly Aware’ of Altered Reputation

Tue, 03/26/2013 - 7:02am

With Speech, Petraeus Returns to Public Life, ‘Keenly Aware’ of Altered Reputation by Michael Gordon, New York Times.

... Mr. Petraeus’s speech, which will take place at an event honoring veterans and the R.O.T.C. program at the University of Southern California, will begin with an account of the “personal journey” he has undergone since his resignation.

“Needless to say, I join you keenly aware that I am regarded in a different light now than I was a year ago,” Mr. Petraeus will say, according to an advance text of his speech that was made available to The New York Times...

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