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CIA opens investigation in Petraeus scandal

The CIA has launched an internal inquiry following the resignation of its director David Petraeus, who confessed to an extramarital affair, a spokesman for the US intelligence agency said Thursday.

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"If there are lessons to be learned from this case we'll use them to improve. But we're not getting ahead of ourselves -- an investigation is exploratory and doesn't presuppose any particular outcome," he said.


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