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nytimes.com - 1/6/2009

Panetta Chosen as C.I.A. Chief in Surprise Step

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The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, raised questions about his limited experience in intelligence matters. >

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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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thecable.foreignpolicy.com - 1/5/2009

00-Huh? Former intel officials react to Panetta CIA pick

— thecable.foreignpolicy.com — Early reaction to the news today that President-Elect Obama plans to name former congressman and Clinton White... House chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director was greeted by intelligence watchers in town with something approaching ... (more) 00-Huh? Former intel officials react to Panetta CIA pick

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Feinstein and Rockefeller publicly disapprove of Obama CIA choice
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — This is important news, for a number of reasons. First, a word about Difi, Rockefeller and Panetta. 1. Difi drives us nuts, and anyone who reads the blog knows it. She's the Dem we're always having to beat up in order to get her to do the right thing (though Max Baucus comes a close second). So, I readily acknowledge your, my, first impulse to be "who cares what Difi says?" The problem is that America cares. To us, Diane Feinstein is a pain in the butt. To my mother - aka Middle America - she's a smart person, who is an expert on the issue, who has a D ...

The Early Word: 111th Congress Opens
The Caucus — ... of his agenda in their hands. The sessions, aides said, were particularly aimed at encouraging Republicans to buy into the plan and help ease resistance over a $775 billion price tag. Mr. Obama pledged to help advance the legislation in any way he could, participants said, including inviting skeptical members of Congress to meet with him at his transition headquarters or at his temporary residence, the Hay-Adams Hotel. But the biggest announcement from the transition team yesterday was the appointment of Leon E. Panetta , a former chief of staff to President Bill ...

Ezra floats a theory: Creeping Wydenism...?
BlueOregon — ... Wyden's higher profile both on the issue of health care and with national security/intelligence appears to me to demonstrate that Wyden is gaining some important gravitas. ...