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General David Petraeus (Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)

The Associated Press is reporting that President Obama will nominate General David Petraeus to take over the CIA. The CIA’s current director, Leon Panetta, will move to the Pentagon and take over as Secretary of Defense from Robert Gates. Petraeus is currently the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

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