huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
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Barack Obama was forced into his first real rift with congressional Democrats on Monday when two influential Senators complained publicly about not having been consulted on his choice for head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
That evening and extending into Tuesday, the president-elect ...
thehill.com - 1/7/2009
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thehill.com —
Democrats must be “very, very careful” to avoid
overreaching and will not rubber-stamp President-elect Obama’s policies, Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday. In an interview with The Hill, Reid said it is essential for Obama and ...
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Reid: ‘I don’t work for Obama’
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Just spoke to Sen. Ron Wyden's (D-OR) office,
where a spokeswoman confirmed what was hinted at this
morning : Wyden had been in contact with the Obama transition team to discuss the Leon Panetta nomination, while incoming Senate intelligence chairman ...
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Obama Team Consulted Wyden on Panetta Pick -- But Shut ...
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Lining up Panetta support
Political Animal —
... " yesterday, and were quick to reach out to Feinstein and Rockefeller to assuage their concerns. As part of the fence-mending, Obama will likely keep Stephen Kappes, a "highly regarded former Marine officer and agency veteran," on as the CIA's second-highest ranking official, a move that would not only please Feinstein, but would also reassure career officials at the agency. Sam Stein added that the quick action seemed to be at least somewhat effective , and Feinstein had "softened her initial stance on the Panetta nomination" by late afternoon. As for the merit of the ...
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/7/2009 — Via AP, we see that incoming Senate intelligence chairman Dianne Feinstein is now supportive of Leon Panetta's nomination to head the CIA.
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