But will he fall as far as Chelsea Manning? Retired four-star Gen. David Patraeus has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he shared secret documents with his girlfriend — with whom he carried on an affair that scuttled his tenure as CIA director.
The charge carries up to a year behind bars, but Patraeus’ chances of serving time in prison are probably about the same as your chances of winning the $5.3 million Washington Lotto jackpot.
Cup runneth over: The U.S. has so much crude oil that we’re running out of places to store it, which could trigger another plunge in oil and gasoline prices in the coming months.
Hey, a bunch of those old railroad tank cars that were built to haul corn syrup are just lying around — why not use them?
Making the sale: An Azerbaijan airline has ordered three Boeing 747-8s — something of a minor miracle, since the jumbo jets haven’t exactly been flying off (so to speak) the showroom floor lately.
To seal the deal, Boeing offered the optional Tru-Coat sealant at no extra cost.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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