tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
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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 Dianne Feinstein was still in the dark.
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/6/2009
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
Sen. Dianne Feinstein believes the CIA is best-served
by having an intelligence professional in charge. (CNN) –-
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Senate’s incoming Intelligence committee chair, slammed President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Leon ...
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Feinstein slams Obama CIA head pick
washingtonindependent.com - 1/5/2009
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washingtonindependent.com —
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who’s about
to take the reins as chairwoman of the Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence, doesn’t appear to be too happy with Leon Panetta’s prospective appointment to head the CIA. ...
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Dianne Feinstein Not Too Pleased With Panetta Pick
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/6/2009
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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 ...
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Even more on the Panetta pick
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They Did Talk to Wyden
Talking Points Memo —
... We were trying to nail down whether the Obama transition really did brief Sen. Wyden and not Feinstein. Or was it that Wyden just got tipped off informally, perhaps even from Panetta. Turns out no. Wyden's office tells us they did brief and consult with him on Panetta, while apparently leaving Feinstein in the dark. ...
Playing Panetta politics
Political Animal —
... some key lawmakers are lining up their support for Panetta, including Senate Intelligence Committee members Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), chairman of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel. A lingering issue is over notification -- Chairwoman Feinstein was obviously angry that she learned of the Panetta choice from reading the New York Times , rather than from the transition team directly. Obama aides said this was an unintended leak, but Elana Schor reports that at least one member of the Senate Intelligence Committee was informed ...
Wyden The Net Of Panetta Informants; Feinstein's A Fan Of Kappes
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
Elana Schor at the indispensable Talking Points Memo.com reveals that the Obama transition team consulted with SSCI member Sen. Ron Wyden about the Panetta CIA pick before the news was leaked (by persons unknown) to the New York Times and NBC News. This disclosure will add grist to the conspiracy theory that the Obama team intended to send a message about power and authority to incoming SSCI chair Dianne Feinstein. It still doesn't make sense, though: if the rational for picking Panetta is that he will repair the strained relationship between the agency and its ...
Obama's chooses Panetta, with help from Wyden?
BlueOregon —
... Wyden's office has confirmed to Talking Points Memo that Senator Wyden was consulted on the Panetta choice. Feinstein was clearly caught off guard by the decision, and thus was not brought into the loop. TPM asks two very relevant questions on this: 1.Was Feinstein deliberately left out or was the transition team simply beaten to the punch? 2. Who else on the Intel Cmte knew about Panetta? ...
Obama on the Panetta Decision
Daily Kos —
... The pick has gotten the full-throated support of a few Intelligence Committee members: Ron Wyden, who was apparently tipped off to the nomination before Feinstein (that will make things a little awkward at the committee table); and Russ Feingold, who released this ...
1/7: Standing Up For Panetta
Blogometer —
... of the Panetta appointment: PANETTA III: Did The Obama Team Deliberately Snub Feinstein? Yesterday, TPM 's Elana Schor confirmed that the Obama transition team consulted with Sen. Wyden (a junior member of the Intel Cmte) regarding the Panetta selection before consulting with Feinstein: "[I] just spoke to Sen. Ron Wyden's (D-OR) office, where a spokeswoman confirmed what was ...
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — Just talked with Dianne Feinstein outside the Senate chamber about her qualms with the Leon Panetta nomination. The incoming Senate intelligence committee chairman said that both President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden called her after ...
The Panetta Pick
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 1/6/2009 —
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/6/2009 — From NBC's Domenico MontanaroIt appears President-elect Obama forgot to tell the incoming chairwoman of the Senate intelligence committee about Leon Panetta as his choice to head up the Central Intelligence Agency. Here's the statement from Sen. ...
Feinstein on Panetta: Not Enjoyin It?
attackerman.firedoglake.com 1/5/2009 — Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who's about to take the reins as chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, doesn't appear to be too happy with Leon Panetta's prospective appointment to the CIA. Here's what her office just ...
Feinstein's Aboard For Panetta
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.
Seems that Panetta called Feinstein last night and she is "confident he'd surround himself with good ...
Rockefeller and Feinstein: Preserving the Bush Legacy
pruningshears.us 1/9/2009 — No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this post On Monday it was reported that Barack Obama would nominate Leon Panetta to be the next CIA director, and there was an immediate, sharp reaction from some fellow Democrats. The LA ...
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