bloomberg.com - 1/6/2009
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Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Leon Panetta’s selection by President- elect Barack Obama to become CIA chief surprised two top Democrats on the Senate intelligence panel, who expressed reservations about his lack of background in the spy world. Senator Dianne Feinstein , who will head the Select ...
sfgate.com - 1/7/2009
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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 ...
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Why Feinstein broke with Obama on Panetta
nypost.com - 1/7/2009
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nypost.com —
Last updated: 12:51 am January 7, 2009 Posted:
12:36 am January 7, 2009 WOULD you ask your
accountant to perform brain surgery on your child? That's the closest analogy I can find to the choice of Democratic Party hack Leon Panetta to head the CIA. ...
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AN AWFUL PICK - New York Post
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Obama Team Consulted Wyden on Panetta Pick -- But Shut Out Feinstein
TPM Election Central —
... 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. ...
1/7: Standing Up For Panetta
Blogometer —
January 07, 2009 1/7: Standing Up For Panetta The blogosphere is still buzzing about Barack Obama 's reported decision to tap ex-WH CoS Leon Panetta as CIA dir. After news of the selection provoked a backlash from intelligence officials and various Dem Senators, liberal bloggers rushed to Panetta's defense. They're describing Panetta as "an ideal choice" to lead the agency in the post-Bush years and are downplaying his lack of experience in intelligence-gathering. They're also blasting incoming Senate Intel Cmte Chair Dianne Feinstein and outgoing Senate Intel Cmte Chair Jay Rockefeller for publicly criticizing the pick. ...
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Questions for Panetta
weeklystandard.com 1/16/2009 — Eli Lake has an excellent piece in the Washington Times today sifting through Leon Panetta's record on rendition as Clinton's chief of staff. Panetta, Obama's nominee to head the CIA, will face confirmation hearings next week. As Lake points out, ...
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 ...
Will Leon Panetta be the next body under Obama's bus?
latimesblogs.latimes.com 2/5/2009 — It's been a bumpy few days on the new Obama Administration bus, what with all the bodies throwing themselves under the shiny chassis -- Tom Daschle , Nancy Killefer and the ones yet to come from the transition team that missed the ...
The Panetta Pick
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 1/6/2009 —
Leon Panetta’s served in congress, served in the military, served as Chief of Staff in the White House; he’s served on blue ribbon commissions and worked for politicians of both parties. And Barack Obama wants him to be CIA Director. ...
Panetta too inexperienced for CIA?
swamppolitics.com 1/7/2009 — by Frank James
Reports that President-elect Barack Obama intends to make Leon Panetta director of the Central Intelligence Agency not only surprised some key Capitol Hill Democrats but left them questioning the former congressman and Clinton ...
What Did Leon Panetta Know About Rendition And When Did He Know It?
redstate.com 1/10/2009 — Thus far, defenders of Director-designate of Central Intelligence Leon Panetta make the following points in defense of the proposition that he would make a good DCI:
In response to arguments that Panetta is not experienced, Panettaphiles tell us ...
Senate Confirms Panetta As CIA Director
npr.org 2/13/2009 — The Senate confirmed Leon Panetta as director of the CIA on Thursday, placing the nation's top spy agency in the hands of a government veteran valued for his skills as a lawmaker and policy manager rather than as an expert at intelligence-gathering ...
Feinstein now supports Panetta to head CIA —
CNN Political Ticker 1/7/2009
Sen. Feinstein said Wednesday that she will back President-elect Obama's pick to head the CIA.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Just two days after she criticized President-elect Obama’s pick to head the sometimes-troubled CIA because he is not an ...
Feinstein warming to Panetta pick —
First Read 1/7/2009
From NBC's Ken StricklandIs incoming Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein warming to the idea of Leon Panetta as the next CIA director? Seems like it.
Sen. Feinstein said she had "a long talk" with Panetta last night. "We laughed ...
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