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news.yahoo.com - 1/9/2009
Obama names Panetta for CIA (AP)
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AP - President-elect Barack Obama has introduced his choices for CIA chief — Leon Panetta — and national intelligence director — retired Adm. Dennis Blair.
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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newyorker.com - 1/6/2009
Leon Panetta at the C.I.A.: Think Tank: Online Only: The New Yorker
— newyorker.com — That would appear to be the sound of gears grinding on the smooth-gliding Obamamobile. Two process errors on the same day! The first one—failing to vet Bill Richardson properly—is forgivable. Nobody vets Richardson. Perhaps I should mention that when ... (more) Leon Panetta at the C.I.A.: Think Tank: Online Only: The ...

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crooksandliars.com - 1/8/2009
BillO: Panetta at CIA means another terrorist attack on USA soon
— crooksandliars.com — Download | Play    Download | Play I guess Bill O'Reilly decided he'd had enough of being just a demagogue last night and made the leap into his new persona as an unmistakably dangerous demagogue. His Talking Points Memo segment is ... (more) BillO: Panetta at CIA means another terrorist attack on ...

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Think Progress:  After Defending Bush Admin Abuses, McConnell Appointed To Intel Advisory Board By Obama

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After Defending Bush Admin Abuses, McConnell Appointed To Intel Advisory Board By Obama
Think Progress — This morning, President-elect Obama announced his selections for top intelligence posts including Leon Panetta for CIA Director and Dennis Blair for Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Surprisingly, Obama also announced that he would at least partially rely on the guidance of the current DNI, Mike McConnell. McConnell will “continue to offer his counsel through my Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board,” Obama said. In some instances, McConnell has shown himself to be an independent actor, such as in the case of the 2007 NIE that ...

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