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blog.newsweek.com - 1/6/2009
Newsweek: Why Obama picked Panetta
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Among Obama's reasons for choosing Panetta, sources said, were his reputation as a "first-rate manager," his White House experience handling issues related to "intelligence support" and his history of establishing cooperative relations between the executive branch and Capitol Hill.

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The Moderate Voice:  Why Barack Obama Chose Leon Panetta To Head The CIA

Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 1/6/2009
Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, a former California congressman with little experience on intelligence matters, to serve as the next director of the CIA, according to Democratic officials ... (more) Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los ...

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politico.com - 1/5/2009
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

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/6/2009
Even more on the Panetta pick
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Andrea MitchellNBC News has learned that Senate Democrats -- including Dianne Feinstein and Jay Rockefeller, who are the incoming and outgoing Intelligence chairmen -- have privately recommended a career CIA officer to head the ... (more) Even more on the Panetta pick

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Why Barack Obama Chose Leon Panetta To Head The CIA
The Moderate Voice — ... But it was a surprise. So now the question becomes: just why did Obama pick a man who is a quintessential Democratic centrist but who doesn’t have solid experience in the intellligence biz? Newsweek provides some answers: ...

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