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theglitteringeye.com - 1/8/2009
Help Wanted—No Experience Necessary
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I was surprised at the appointment of former Congressman and White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta as the Director of Central Intelligence for the incoming Obama Administration WASHINGTON — Leon E. Panetta, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, has been selected by ...
Not Even the Clintons Would Have Tried This
commentarymagazine.com - 1/6/2009
Not Even the Clintons Would Have Tried This
— commentarymagazine.com — President-elect Obama has made his first completely incomprehensible appointment: Leon Panetta for CIA Director. No, I’m serious.... Clinton OMB Director and Chief of Staff to head a key intelligence agency. One can refer to him as an ... (more) Not Even the Clintons Would Have Tried This

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sfgate.com - 1/7/2009
Why Feinstein broke with Obama on Panetta
— sfgate.com — Feinstein - the new chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who will oversee Panetta's confirmation hearings -... raised eyebrows when she expressed surprisingly sharp disapproval of Panetta as nominee for CIA chief on Monday. She said that "the ... (more) Why Feinstein broke with Obama on Panetta

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The Panetta Pick
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/6/2009
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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Chicago Boyz — ... government agency. Post-9/11 “intelligence reforms” badly battered the CIA as an institution without building up its original core mission of HUMINT collection and strategic influence operations to a robust and dynamic capacity Read the whole thing here. There are of course, respected bloggers and experts with views of their own on Panetta’s appointment. Here is a sample: The Glittering Eye: …As I’ve noted before the ...

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