Petraeus affair: In search of the real Paula Broadwell
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In a Slate article Monday, Hanna Rosin wrote, "The battle over the reputation of Paula Broadwell, who had an affair with General David Petraeus, might as well be taking place on some fifteen-year-old's Facebook page."
Why are we stuck asking such unsophisticated questions about women at the center of sex scandals? Will the affair be more damaging to Broadwell than Petraeus? What questions should we be asking about Broadwell?
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