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Pentagon May Prevent Petraeus From Testifying

General's views may not gel with brass' assessment

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2008 12:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – When David Petraeus next comes to Washington, he won’t be speaking on Capitol Hill, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Pentagon officials have denied requests for more hearings with the Iraq commander because they’re not sure they’ll agree with his recommendations. Petraeus has... Read full story »

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