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Exclusive: Former Intel Chair Roberts Backs Panetta
Exclusive: Former Intel Chair Roberts Backs Panetta
Just interviewed Pat Roberts (R-KS), former Senate intelligence chairman, about the contention surrounding Leon Panetta's nomination to head the CIA. Roberts was castigated by the liberal establishment for his performance investigating the intelligence errors surrounding the war in Iraq, but ...
Panetta, Blair land top intel posts
politico.com — Obama taps Leon Panetta, a former chief of staff to Bill Clinton, for CIA director and retired Navy Admiral Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence. (more) Panetta, Blair land top intel posts
00-Huh? Former intel officials react to Panetta CIA pick
thecable.foreignpolicy.com — Early reaction to the news today that President-Elect Obama plans to name former congressman and Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director was greeted by intelligence watchers in town with something approaching ... (more) 00-Huh? Former intel officials react to Panetta CIA pick
The Panetta Pick
The Panetta Pick
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Leon Panetta’s served in congress, served in the military, served as Chief of Staff in the White House; he’s served on blue ribbon commissions and worked for politicians of both parties. And Barack Obama wants him to be CIA Director. ... (more) The Panetta Pick
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Does This Count as Bipartisan?
Talking Points Memo — ... Feinstein and Rockefeller may not be on board with the Panetta pick, but former intel chair Pat Roberts (R-KS) tells TPM Election Central he's just fine with it. ...

Bob Graham backs Panetta pick
Ben Smith's Blog — After a hostile reception from top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee of both parties yesterday, Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, Leon Panetta, is finding more allies today. Former Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts and Senator Evan Bayh both signaled they'd support the pick.And in an interview with Politico just now, former Intelligence Committee Chairman Bob Graham, the former Florida senator and Iraq war foe, joined that chorus, saying he was "happily surprised" by the pick. "I think it’s a very creative ...

Bringing DiFi Around
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... desire to find a CIA director who would signal an end to the abusive interrogation tactics of the Bush years. "We all want a break with the past," she told the reporters milling around her in the Senate. "I was the one who went into the conference committee" between the House and the Senate last year with an amendment that would use the Army Field Manual as the universal standard for detainee interrogations, she added. Meanwhile, Roberts is fine with it. Scott Horton thinks the Blair-Panetta combo is inspired. Me too. ...

Feingold, Roberts Back Panetta for CIA
News — ... intelligence policies, including its use of domestic warrantless wiretaps. "I look forward to closely examining his record, hearing his plans for protecting our nation against al Qaeda and other threats, and learning how he will help restore the rule of law after years of lawlessness that have undermined our national security," Feingold said. Roberts, the former chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said he also plans to support Panetta's nomination, according to TalkingPointsMemo . "On the one hand, I think it's good to take a fresh look with a new ...

Obama on the Panetta Decision
Daily Kos — ... and he is well-equipped to restore our national security, which has been undermined by the current administration’s policies. I look forward to closely examining his record, hearing his plans for protecting our nation against al Qaeda and other threats, and learning how he will help restore the rule of law after years of lawlessness that have undermined our national security." Panetta can also plan on the support of the former Intelligence Committee chair Republican Pat Roberts: "On the one hand, I think it's good to take a fresh ...

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