huffingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009
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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.
Feinstein, following the announcement Monday, said she ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/6/2009
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein believes the CIA is best-served
by having an intelligence professional in charge. (CNN) –-...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Senate’s incoming Intelligence committee chair, slammed President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Leon ...
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Feinstein slams Obama CIA head pick
washingtonindependent.com - 1/5/2009
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who’s about
to take the reins as chairwoman of the Senate...
Select Committee on Intelligence, doesn’t appear to be too happy with Leon Panetta’s prospective appointment to head the CIA. ...
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Dianne Feinstein Not Too Pleased With Panetta Pick
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
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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 ...
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Obama Team Consulted Wyden on Panetta Pick -- But Shut ...
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Wyden confirms Obama transition briefed and consulted him, but not Feinstein, on Panetta pick
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UPDATE: Biden says it was a "mistake" not telling Feinstein about the Panetta pick. But that really doesn't explain anything. Everyone in politics knows that you give a heads up to the chairs of the committees of jurisdiction, at least when they're members of your own party. There is a reason Wyden was consulted and DiFi wasn't. And it's not because the transition forgot that DiFi was the incoming chairwoman. ...
Blogtalk: The Panetta Surprise
The Caucus —
... Democrat of Indiana, a member of the Intelligence Committee, today. At the very least, some called it a misstep on the part on the Obama team not to give Senator Feinstein a heads-up on the appointment, including Vice President-Elect Joe Biden who did not mince words on Capitol Hill today, according to the Huffington Post: While visiting the Senate, Biden was asked if Feinstein, the incoming intelligence committee chair, should have been part of the process. “I’m still a Senate man and I always think this way: I think it’s always good to talk to the requisite members of ...
Wyden: Panetta Not First Non-Intel Pro At CIA
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... One question remained: how Wyden came to know about the nomination before incoming intel chairman Dianne Feinstein, and whether it was a simple mistake as described by VP-elect Joe Biden. "I'm very pleased" that Biden spoke out yesterday, Wyden said. ...
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