He let Mr Gates replace the stolid General David McKiernan in Afghanistan with the piratical master of black ops, Stanley McChrystal.

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Afterward, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the historically black Howard University in Washington, according to the Trinity Web site.

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The couple removed and replaced the home's parabola-shaped roof, stripped away dozens of layers of paint, ripped out a prior owner's black Formica bathroom, reverted the master bedroom to Mr. Lautner's original floor plan and redid a guest bedroom.

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