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CIA chief Leon Panetta urges Congress to stay focused - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 5/19/2009
CIA chief Leon Panetta urges Congress to stay focused - Los Angeles Times
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In a bid to defuse political skirmishing over the Bush administration's interrogation methods, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta urged Congress on Monday not to allow the debate to become a distraction from the security threats facing the country. "We are a nation at war," Panetta said at a Los ...
Why Pelosi Should Step Down
humanevents.com - 5/20/2009
Why Pelosi Should Step Down
— humanevents.com — The case against Nancy Pelosi remaining Speaker of the House is as simple as it is devastating:... The person who is No. 2 in line to be commander in chief can t have contempt for the men and women who protect our nation. America can t afford it. To ... (more) Why Pelosi Should Step Down

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huffingtonpost.com - 5/19/2009
Another Democrat Says CIA Records On Briefings Were Not Accurate
— huffingtonpost.com — Yet another Democrat in Congress is alleging that the CIA included incorrect information in its records about... past congressional briefings on interrogation policies. Rep. David Obey sent a letter to CIA Director Leon Panetta on Tuesday saying that ... (more) Another Democrat Says CIA Records On Briefings Were Not ...

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The Two Torture Tape Suspects, the Pelosi Briefing, and the Panetta Statement
emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 5/16/2009
The Two Torture Tape Suspects, the Pelosi Briefing, and the Panetta Statement
— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — A number of people are panicking about Leon Panetta's statement to CIA employees , believing it rebuts... Nancy Pelosi's statement . There is a long tradition in Washington of making political hay out of our business. It predates my service with ... (more) The Two Torture Tape Suspects, the Pelosi Briefing, and ...

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The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Huckabee's Pelosi poem: Bad, but better than Elizabeth Alexander's inauguration poem? Definitely. Welcome to the future of car production! "It’s the first car I’ve ever considered crashing into a tree, on purpose, so I didn’t have to drive it any more." Democrats concerned that Republicans will call "Washington takeover of health care" a "Washington takeover of health care." "Are the elderly cost-effective?" Is Leon Panetta indulging in the dreaded "false choice?"

Pelosi Finds Some Backing
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... And CIA Director Leon Panetta urges Congress to focus on actual national security threats, stating “We are a nation at war”. He fears the controversy is starting to impair the agency’s ability to do their job. More on that here. ...

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