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Trouble viewing this email? View these recent stories in your browser.   Monday, November 12, 2012 What you missed from The Slatest, your news companion. Politics | Fred Kaplan A General Lesson Saturday, November 10, 2012, at 3:52 PM EST David Petraeus was a decorated leader and strategic thinker. Why did he risk everything on an affair?    Politics | John Dickerson Why Romney Never Saw It Coming Friday, November 09, 2012, at 9:15 PM EST He was the numbers guy. But in the end his numbers were all wrong.   Blog | Josh Voorhees Grover Norquist Says Obama Won By Convincing Voters Romney Was a "Poopy Head." Seriously. Monday, November 12, 2012, at 9:33 AM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Are Republican Lawmakers Getting Ready To Compromise? Sunday, November 11, 2012, at 3:02 PM EST   Blog | Matthew Yglesias If Republicans Were Really Surprised By The Election Result, We Should Worry About Their Policies Monday, November 12, 2012, at 10:37 AM EST   Blog | Michael Moran We Now Return You to Our Regularly Scheduled Program: Gridlock Monday, November 12, 2012, at 6:50 AM EST   Blog | Abby Ohlheiser Syrian Opposition Forms New Umbrella Group Monday, November 12, 2012, at 10:32 AM EST   Blog | Matthew Yglesias MSNBC's Brand Identity Dilemma Monday, November 12, 2012, at 9:54 AM EST   Blog | Josh Voorhees Ezra Klein May Soon Get His Own MSNBC Show Monday, November 12, 2012, at 9:55 AM EST   Future Tense | Will Oremus Watch Mitt Romney's Facebook Fan Count Drop Every Time You Hit "Refresh" Monday, November 12, 2012, at 10:17 AM EST   Bad Astronomy | Phil Plait Welcome to the Bad Astronomy Blog! Monday, November 12, 2012, at 6:30 AM EST   Blog | Rebecca Onion Introducing The Vault Monday, November 12, 2012, at 7:00 AM EST   BEST FEATURED STORIES The Real Reason Jews Are So Well-Educated Coal CEO Asks God To Forgive U.S. for Electing Obama, Then Fires 156 Workers Mitt Was Supposed To Be a Numbers Guy. Why'd He Misread the Polls So Badly? Gerrymandering Is Appalling, and the Supreme Court Might Let It Get a Lot Worse   Copyright 2012 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036 Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend