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google.com - 2/6/2009

The Associated Press: Panetta takes back remarks on detainee rendition

— google.com — 8 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The United States will continue to hand foreign detainees over to other... countries for questioning, but only with assurances they will not be tortured, Leon Panetta told a Senate committee considering his confirmation as ... (more) The Associated Press: Panetta takes back remarks on ...

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politico.com - 2/7/2009

Reporter restrained after Panetta hearing

— politico.com — Following Leon Panetta’s confirmation hearing Thursday, several reporters approached the CIA director-designate in the hallway outside room... G-50 in the Dirksen Building. There, CongressDaily reporter Chris Strohm — upon asking a ... (more) Reporter restrained after Panetta hearing

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news.yahoo.com - 2/6/2009

CIA nominee Panetta: 'We've got to move forward' (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - The man nominated to head the CIA, Leon Panetta, says it's time for the agency... to move ahead, not to dwell on the harsh treatment of foreign detainees in the previous administration. (more) CIA nominee Panetta: 'We've got to move forward' (AP)

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CIA

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — The U.S. Senate confirmed Leon Panetta as director of the CIA, "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 an expert at intelligence-gathering and analysis," the Washington Post reports. ...

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Daily Kos — ... as Secretary of State. She will be visiting China, Japan, Indonesia, and South Korea. Quote of the day from David Axelrod, during an interview with the Washington Post: You know, the last thing that I think we’re looking for at this juncture is advice on fiscal integrity or ethics from Karl Rove. Anyone who’s read the newspapers for the last eight years would laugh at that. Leon Panetta was confirmed as director of the CIA. Huh. I thought it was unions that were ...