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Leon Panetta Gets a Rock Star Welcome at CIA Headquarters
blogs.wsj.com - 2/20/2009
Leon Panetta Gets a Rock Star Welcome at CIA Headquarters
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Siobhan Gorman reports on intelligence matters. So much for fears that Leon Panetta would be seen as an outsider at the Central Intelligence Agency because didn’t grow up through the spy ranks. The new CIA director and former Clinton administration chief of staff got a rock star’s welcome today at Langley headquarters during his formal swearing-in ceremony. Associated Press Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon E. Panetta at his formal swearing-in ceremony at CIA headquarters in ...
washingtonpost.com - 2/26/2009
Drone Attacks Inside Pakistan Will Continue, CIA Chief Says; Panetta Calls Strikes 'Successful' ...
— 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) Drone Attacks Inside Pakistan Will Continue, CIA Chief ...

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opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/14/2009
Weekend Opinionator: Truth Commission or More Rendition?
— opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com — Now that he's in power, is Obama seeing the virtue of Bush's counterterrorism programs? (more) Weekend Opinionator: Truth Commission or More Rendition?

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minx.cc - 2/28/2009
"Truth Commission" a Go
— minx.cc — The Church Committee destroyed the CIA's operations division for... well, forever. Let's see if we can't hit that mark again. The 'fact-finding' effort will seek details on secret prisons and interrogation methods -- but will not aim to determine if... (more) "Truth Commission" a Go

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Political Animal — ... Kudlow doesn't seem to know what he's talking about (probably because he's getting his talking points from John Boehner). * Malkin doesn't seem to believe comparing Obama to Hitler is " out of bounds ." Wow. * Why the White House welcomes the chance to push back against that ranting guy on CNBC. * Great item from John Judis on the "fiscal equivalent of war." * The ongoing problem of military readiness . * And here I thought Leon Panetta was supposed to be unpopular at Langley. * John Gibson was misquoted , but given his track ...

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