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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
Panetta At CIA
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Way, way better than Brennan, and, significantly detached from the torture regime and its apparatus in a way that anyone involved in the CIA in the last eight years would not be. As my colleague Marc Ambinder just said, the man who has had every job in Washington now has the most thankless task ...
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/6/2009
Even more on the Panetta pick
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — 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 ... (more) Even more on the Panetta pick

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Panetta Is Chosen as C.I.A. Chief, in a Surprise Step
nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
Panetta Is Chosen as C.I.A. Chief, in a Surprise Step
— nytimes.com — The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former White House chief of staff, to head the intelligence... agency raised questions about his relevant experience. > (more) Panetta Is Chosen as C.I.A. Chief, in a Surprise Step
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motherjones.com - 1/6/2009
Obama Picks Anti-Torture Advocate for CIA Chief
— motherjones.com — News outfits are reporting that Leon Panetta has been tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to take over... the Central Intelligence Agency. It's an unusual choice, for Panetta, a former Democratic congressman who became President Bill Clinton's ... (more) Obama Picks Anti-Torture Advocate for CIA Chief

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Blogometer — ... to tap Panetta as CIA Director, primarily because of Panetta's outspoken opposition to torture: The Atlantic 's Andrew Sullivan also praises the pick: "[Panetta is] way, way ...

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