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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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nytimes.com - 1/6/2009

Panetta Chosen as C.I.A. Chief in Surprise Step

— nytimes.com — The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, raised questions... about his limited experience in intelligence matters. > (more) Panetta Chosen as C.I.A. Chief in Surprise Step

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washingtonpost.com - 1/10/2009

David Ignatius - Mr. Cool's Centrist Gamble

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) David Ignatius - Mr. Cool's Centrist Gamble

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Daily Kos — ... in 1967, when the House of Representatives refused to seat Adam Clayton Powell Jr., the outspoken congressman from Harlem accused of personal misconduct involving public funds. I was clerking for Justice Hugo Black two years later when he joined in the Supreme Court decision that the House lacked the power to deal with Powell’s conduct by refusing to seat him. WaPo: A smorgasbord of Minnesota and Franken v Coleman (now with lutefisk.) David Ignatius: Leon Panetta? Hey, Langley, the joke's on you. And this Villager approves. ...

Transition News 1/07
The Stump — Obama offers a grim budget outlook.  PEOTUS does quick outreach to mend rifts over the Panetta pick. David Ignatius, however, says Panetta is a good choice.  Friedman gives Obama advice on the Gaza crisis.  Politico breaks down the strengths and risks of Obama's economic plan. What should Obama's Justice Department focus on first? Obama transfers more than $3 million of his campaign funds to the DCCC. Michael Gerson assesses Obama's ...

WaPo's Ignatius Praises Panetta: He Can 'Fend Off Critics', Omits Panetta's Fending Off For Clinton During 90's Filegate Drama
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... President-elect Barack Obama is bringing back yet another Clinton retread. While many question former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta as the best choice to head up the CIA, due to his lack of experience in the world of intelligence, the Washington Post's David Ignatius has nothing but praise for Obama's pick.(my emphasis throughout:) ...

Spare a kind word for the CIA
Daimnation! — ... Since the CIA rose to the top of the news this week with the nomination of a new director, the idea that the agency needs to change its culture yet again has come to the fore. If that means tighter control and more bureaucracy, one trembles for the future. ...