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scrappleface.com - 1/6/2009
Bill Clinton: CIA Pick Panetta Can Keep a Secret
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(2009-01-06) — Concerns about the readiness of President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for director of Central Intelligence were put to rest today when former President Bill Clinton called his old Chief of Staff Leon Panetta “the perfect pick to head the CIA.” Mr. ...
Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 1/6/2009
Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, a former California congressman with... little experience on intelligence matters, to serve as the next director of the CIA, according to Democratic officials ... (more) Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los ...

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/6/2009
Even more on the Panetta pick
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Andrea MitchellNBC News has learned that Senate Democrats -- including Dianne Feinstein and Jay Rockefeller,... who are the incoming and outgoing Intelligence chairmen -- have privately recommended a career CIA officer to head the ... (more) Even more on the Panetta pick

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Panetta Is Chosen as C.I.A. Chief, in a Surprise Step
nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
Panetta Is Chosen as C.I.A. Chief, in a Surprise Step
— nytimes.com — The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former White House chief of staff, to head the intelligence... agency raised questions about his relevant experience. > (more) Panetta Is Chosen as C.I.A. Chief, in a Surprise Step
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