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America's focus on the Petraeus affair might be why this country is in financial ruin, jokes Stephen Colbert

By Prachi Gupta

Published November 16, 2012 12:44PM (EST)

Comedian Stephen Colbert says the David Petraeus-Jill Kelley-Paula Broadwell "love pentagon" is "like a steamy episode of 'General's Hospital.'" Naturally, he invites Susan Lucci from daytime soap opera "All My Children" to reveal some new dramatic developments in the scandal.


By Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.

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