Obama apologizes to Feinstein for his CIA surprise (AP)

Obama, Biden 'apologized profusely'
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/6/2009 — From NBC’s Ken Strickland Incoming Senate Intelligence Committee Chairperson Dianne Feinstein today said she's had a "substantial conversation" with President- and Vice President-elect Obama and Biden .  "They've apologized ...

Feinstein Explains Her Reticence About Panetta Nomination
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — Just talked with Dianne Feinstein outside the Senate chamber about her qualms with the Leon Panetta nomination. The incoming Senate intelligence committee chairman said that both President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden called her after ...

Biden: Obama Made Mistake Not Consulting Feinstein
huffingtonpost.com 1/6/2009 — The Obama transition team made a mistake by not consulting with Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California before nominating Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency, Vice President-elect Joe Biden told reporters Tuesday.  ...

Obama Team Consulted Wyden on Panetta Pick -- But Shut Out Feinstein
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — Just spoke to Sen. Ron Wyden's (D-OR) office, where a spokeswoman confirmed what was hinted at this morning : Wyden had been in contact with the Obama transition team to discuss the Leon Panetta nomination, while incoming Senate intelligence chairman ...

When The CIA Director's Identity Is Leaked....
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 1/6/2009 — Someone leaked the news that Leon Panetta would be CIA director to a few publications; I think the New York Times and NBC News had it first. The leak didn't come from the Obama campaign. The plan was to announce Panetta later in the week. It is ...

The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend — Crooks and Liars

Biden: Obama Made Mistake Not Consulting Feinstein — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Wyden The Net Of Panetta Informants; Feinstein's A Fan Of Kappes — The Atlantic Politics Channel

Clean Up Patrol! PEBO Calls DiFi and Rocky in Wake of Political Stumble — Political Punch

Biden: Obama Made a ‘Mistake’ in Not Consulting Feinstein on Panetta — CNSNews.com Headlines

Obama apologizes to Feinstein for CIA surprise — msnbc.com: Politics
Sen. Dianne Feinstein says President-elect Barack Obama apologized to her for not notifying her ahead of time that Leon Panetta was his pick for CIA director.

Podcast: A look at Obama’s new ride, ‘The Beast’ — CNN Political Ticker
CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from The Best Political Team. (CNN) — From horse-drawn carriages to bullet proof sedans – presidential transportation has surely changed since William McKinley took the oath of office at the ...

Biden calls failure to consult with Feinstein on Panetta a 'mistake' — CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) — Vice president-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that the transition team's failure to consult with incoming Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein about the decision to tap Leon Panetta as head of the CIA had been a “mistake.” ...

Obama's CIA pick unlikely to face Senate challenge (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - President-elect Barack Obama is defending his unexpected CIA nominee Leon Panetta, who faced a surge of skepticism in Congress on Tuesday but is not expected to draw serious opposition when his confirmation reaches the Senate Intelligence ...

Transition Team Defends CIA Choice, Reaches Out to Senate Chairwoman (CQPolitics.com) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
CQPolitics.com - The incoming chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee softened her critique of the choice of Leon Panetta to head the CIA after being contacted by President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.