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abcnews.go.com - 8/24/2009

Obama White House Versus CIA

— abcnews.go.com — A "profanity-laced screaming match" at the White House involving CIA Director Leon Panetta, and the expected release... today of another damning internal investigation, has administration officials worrying about the direction of its newly-appoint ... (more) Obama White House Versus CIA

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nypost.com - 8/25/2009

PANETTA VILIFIED BY LIBERAL CONTEMPT

— nypost.com — > PITY Leon Panetta. The CIA director counseled the Obama administration against releasing classified interrogation memos from... the Bush years. And got ignored. Then, Nancy Pelosi said his agency lied to her about post-9/11 interrogations, and... (more) PANETTA VILIFIED BY LIBERAL CONTEMPT

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hotair.com - 8/24/2009

Panetta to quit CIA?

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Leon Panetta

CIA

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Rumor: Panetta Resigning
Nice Deb — ... Red State has the goods.

Big Rumor: Leon Panetta Resigns from CIA?
Ace of Spades HQ — Big Rumor: Leon Panetta Resigns from CIA? Only a rumor, only a rumor. Still, it's big enough to link. It's from RedState. I’m hearing a very credible rumor that Leon Panetta has dispatched a resignation letter to Barack Obama on vacation. ... The rumor is unconfirmed, but given the sourcing I think it is safe to treat it credibly. Thanks to Gabe. Who's Left? Cautiously Pessimistic writes what I was just going to-- Any bets on who replaces him? An ACORN founder, or avowed communist, maybe? Don't forget "union stooge."

Irresponsible rumor of the day: Panetta resigning as CIA chief?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... There’s just enough circumstantial evidence to make this postworthy, but even so … I don’t buy it . I’m hearing a very credible rumor that Leon Panetta has dispatched a resignation letter to Barack Obama on vacation. Panetta is said to be extremely angry about the possible prosecution of CIA officers doing their job and has decided to resign in protest. Exhibit A: His credibility at the agency was already damaged by his ...

BREAKING : LEON PANETTA OUT? [UPDATE: "NOPE!" SAYS CIA]
Snapped Shot — ... RedState (via Ace) is reporting that there are rumors afloat that Leon Panetta intends to resign from the CIA in protest of the recent actions taken against that agency by the Department of Justice (For Our Enemies). It's unconfirmed, highly speculative, but amazing if true. I'll be updating if I hear more. Update: Rumor immediately denied by CIA to lefty hack. Guess that makes it a done deal. ...

Unconfirmed rumor: Leon Panetta is Resigning
Hyscience — Be advised, it is just a rumor, albeit supposedly a reliable one. On the other hand, Ace has it that the rumor is being denied by a CIA spokesman. Could it be that Obama and his boss (who's in charge at the White House - Obama or Holder), Eric Holder, are trying to talk Panetta out of resigning? If the rumor turns out to be true, given Panetta's launch of a "profanity-laced tirade" at Attorney General Eric Holder over his plans to open investigations into CIA interrogations during the Bush administration, we can't say ...

Quickie: Leon Panetta Is Not Leaving CIA
The Political Carnival — ... Erick Erickson posted that he was hearing “a very credible rumor” that CIA Director Leon Panetta has “dispatched a resignation letter to Barack Obama on vacation.” [....] “This report is false, wrong and bogus,” said CIA spokesman George Little. ...