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reuters.com - 12/18/2008
Obama chooses Adm. Blair as intel chief: source
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen retired Navy Adm. Dennis Blair as the top U.S. intelligence official and could make an announcement as early as Friday, a source familiar with the nomination said on Thursday.
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/18/2008
Blair to be Intel czar
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski Sources involved in President-elect Obama's transition confirm that former Admiral Dennis Blair has... been selected as the new Director of National Intelligence. A 34-year Navy veteran, Blair was commander of the U.S. ... (more) Blair to be Intel czar

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Obama Taps Blair as Intelligence Chief
online.wsj.com - 12/20/2008
Obama Taps Blair as Intelligence Chief
— online.wsj.com — Obama has chosen retired Adm. Dennis C. Blair to be his top spymaster, the director of national... intelligence. (more) Obama Taps Blair as Intelligence Chief

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008
Blair 'Definitely' the Next DNI, Say Congressional Officials
— voices.washingtonpost.com — By Joby Warrick President-elect Barack Obama has settled on retired Adm. Dennis Blair to fill the nation's... top intelligence job, congressional officials knowledgeable about the decision said today. Blair, the former commander of the U.S. Pacific ... (more) Blair 'Definitely' the Next DNI, Say Congressional Officials

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  Report: Dennis Blair to Head Intelligence

Hotline On Call Part Deux:  Odds And Ends -- The Sylvia's Edition

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Report: Dennis Blair to Head Intelligence
The Page by Mark Halperin — The retired Navy admiral is expected to be the president-elect's choice for director of national intelligence. Source says the announcement will come at Friday's Obama presser.       

Odds And Ends -- The Sylvia's Edition
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... Pres.-elect Barack Obama is set to announce that retired Navy Adm. Dennis Blair will be his intelligence chief. ...

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Dennis Blair: Director Of National Intelligence?
huffingtonpost.com 12/18/2008 — Reuters reports on Adm. Dennis Blair : President-elect Barack Obama has chosen retired Navy Adm. Dennis Blair as the top U.S. intelligence official and could make an announcement as early as Friday, a source familiar with the nomination said on ...
Sources: Obama to Appoint Navy Adm. Blair as New National Intelligence Head — Political Radar
ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: Democratic sources tell ABC News that Barack Obama will appoint retired Navy Adm. Dennis Blair to be the nation's top intelligence official, replacing Michael McConnell as the director of National Intelligence. Before he retired from...
Dennis Blair: Director Of National Intelligence? — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Reuters reports on Adm. Dennis Blair : President-elect Barack Obama has chosen retired Navy Adm. Dennis Blair as the top U.S. intelligence official and could make an announcement as early as Friday, a source familiar with the nomination said on Thursday. "We expect the announcement ...