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Good Government Academy Names New Leader
After a months-long search, the National Academy of Public Administration has found a new president and CEO: Teresa Gerton, an Army veteran who also has extensive civilian federal management experience.
Maine 64th District State House Results: Bettyann Sheats Wins
Bettyann Sheats won the 64th District State House race in Maine on Tuesday. Bettyann Sheats is up by 4 points, or 204 votes with all precincts reporting.
Paula Broadwell: “I need to fight back for my life”
Norah O’Donnell’s exclusive interview with Paula Broadwell will air in full on “CBS This Morning,” Thursday, Dec. 8. The woman whose affair with David Petraeus ended his career as CIA director has a message: She also deserves a second chance. “I need to fight back for my life,” she told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell in an interview that will air Thursday on “CBS This Morning.” In the first national television interview she’s given since news broke in 2012 of her relationship with Petraeus, Broadwell talked with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell about how she continues to suffer privately and publicly, while Petraeus has largely been redeemed in the public eye.
A Start-Up Turns to Saffron to Help Afghanistan Regrow
Bomb-blasted roads, frequent blackouts, shortages of basic equipment and an untested consumer market are hardly conditions that make for natural entrepreneurial opportunities.
But three Army veterans and one civilian who all served in Afghanistan have taken on those challenges in their new venture. Their company, Rumi Spice, buys saffron from Afghan farmers and sells it to international customers.
Op-ed: Women should be in Selective Service, and the nation will need them
There is a cartoon that circulates annually this time of year. With a picture of a young boy at the table and hands in prayer position and a set of dog tags in the opposite corner, the cloud reads, "Thanksgiving is a day we take pause to give thanks for the things that we have. Memorial Day is the day we set aside to give thanks to those who fought for the things we have."