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Petraeus Will Testify For Lawmakers; Broadwell Loses Her Security Clearance

Then-CIA Director David Petraeus testifies on worldwide threats before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on Jan. 31. Zhang Jun/Xinhua /Landov hide caption

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Petraeus Will Testify For Lawmakers; Broadwell Loses Her Security Clearance

The former CIA director will speak to Congress about events in the Benghazi attack, while Paula Broadwell, the military reserve intelligence official, loses her security clearance after classified information turns up in her possession.

Petraeus Did Not Consider Quitting Over Afghan Drawdown, Author Says

Gen. David Petraeus in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2011. U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Haraz N. Ghanbari/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Petraeus Did Not Consider Quitting Over Afghan Drawdown, Author Says

An Associated Press report about Paula Broadwell's new book led with the "news" that Petraeus "almost resigned." But that was wrong. Friends encouraged him to do that, she says, but Petraeus did not consider it.

Poll Shows 64 Percent Of Americans Saying Afghan War 'Not Worth It'

Three Afghan men on a motorcycle passed by as U.S. Marines patrolled last month in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. Adek Berry /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Poll Shows 64 Percent Of Americans Saying Afghan War 'Not Worth It'

This comes as Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, prepares to tell Congress today that there's been solid progress in Afghanistan and that U.S. forces can start to withdraw this summer, as planned.