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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
Bayh: I'll Back Panetta
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On the Rachel Maddow show last night, Senate intelligence committee member Evan Bayh (D-IN) professed no objections to the choice of Leon Panetta to head the Obama CIA. "Leon Panetta is an outstanding public servant and I intend to support his nomination," Bayh said. So we have Dianne ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
Obama Team Consulted Wyden on Panetta Pick -- But Shut Out Feinstein
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — 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 ... (more) Obama Team Consulted Wyden on Panetta Pick -- But Shut ...

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The Panetta Pick
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/6/2009
The Panetta Pick
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Leon Panetta’s served in congress, served in the military, served as Chief of Staff in the White House; he’s served on blue ribbon commissions and worked for politicians of both parties. And Barack Obama wants him to be CIA Director. ... (more) The Panetta Pick

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Why Obama picked Panetta to run the CIA. - By Fred Kaplan - Slate Magazine
slate.com - 1/7/2009
Why Obama picked Panetta to run the CIA. - By Fred Kaplan - Slate Magazine
— slate.com — Leon Panetta. Click image to expand. Leon Panetta The puzzler of the hour: Why is Barack Obama picking Leon Panetta , a former congressman and White House official with no intelligence experience, to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency? ... (more) Why Obama picked Panetta to run the CIA. - By Fred ...

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Ben Smith's Blog:  Bob Graham backs Panetta pick

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Bob Graham backs Panetta pick
Ben Smith's Blog — ... and Senator Evan Bayh both signaled they'd support the pick.And in an interview with Politico just now, former Intelligence Committee Chairman Bob Graham, the former Florida senator and Iraq war foe, joined that chorus, saying he was "happily surprised" by the pick. ...

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