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The Leadership Is Changing but the Strategy Is the Same
McChrystal is out and Petraeus is back in, but the strategy remains the same, along with questions about whether it’s a recipe for success or for failure. We look at the prospects. Also, today's Supreme Court ruling weakens the Honest Services Law. On Reporter's Notebook, with a final score of 70 games to 68, a record-setting Wimbledon tennis match is called "both gripping and deadly dull."
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenMcChrystal is out and Petraeus is back in, but the strategy remains the same, along with questions about whether it’s a recipe for success or for failure. We look at the prospects. Also, today's Supreme Court ruling weakens the Honest Services Law. On Reporter's Notebook, with a final score of 70 games to 68, a record-setting Wimbledon tennis match is called "both gripping and deadly dull."
Banner image; The President announces that he will appoint General Petraeus to take leadership of the mission to break the Taliban’s momentum, build Afghan capacity, and relentlessly apply pressure on al Qaeda, June 23, 2010. White House photo: Samantha Appleton
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3 storiesSupreme Court Ruling Weakens Honest Services Law
The Supreme Court today weakened a law passed to fight public corruption, saying what the law calls “honest services fraud” is too vague to constitute a crime. Some high-profile recent convictions could be in trouble. Solomon Wisenberg is a white-collar defense attorney in Washington, CD.
Read the story8 minPetraeus to the Rescue
After President Obama read the first few paragraphs of Rolling Stone magazine's profile of General Stanley McChrystal, it was less than 48 hours before David Petraeus accepted command of US troops in Afghanistan. Petraeus will be implementing his own strategy, which will smooth his replacement of McChrystal.
Read the story37 minThe Longest Tennis Match in History
Neither is likely to be this year's Wimbledon Champion, but the winner and the loser got commemorative bowls today after a match that set records for games played, aces served and extraordinary endurance. American John Isner outlasted France's Nicolas Mahut after a match that took 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days at Wimbledon.
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