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mercurynews.com - 1/6/2009
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leon panetta Born: 1938, in Monterey; age 70 Education : Graduated from Monterey High School; B.A. from Santa Clara University; J.D. from Santa Clara University Law School Military service : U.S. Army, 1964-66 Congressman: U.S. congressman representing Monterey area, 1977-1993; chairman of House ...
latimes.com - 1/6/2009
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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 ...
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Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 1/5/2009
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washingtonmonthly.com —
A ccording to the latest polls, two-thirds of
the American public believes that torturing suspected terrorists to
gain important information is justified in some circumstances. How did we transform from champions of human dignity and individual rights ...
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No Torture. No Exceptions. - Leon E. Panetta
politico.com - 1/5/2009
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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.
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Panetta, Blair land top intel posts
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The Policy Report —
... Obama picks Leon Panetta for CIA director - San Jose Mercury News
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Leon Panetta, CIA Chief?
Power Line —
... Obama preferred someone with intelligence experience, like John Brennan. The problem is that just about everyone who fits that description had, like Brennan, some involvement in devising the intelligence strategies of the last seven years. Those strategies, including but not limited to the interrogation of terrorists, have been spectacularly successful. Normally, participation in them would be a major plus in a candidate for CIA director. ...
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