Panetta on Cheney
corner.nationalreview.com 6/16/2009 — One more thing before I sign off. I'm kinda shocked not to see any reaction on the Corner to CIA Director Leon Panetta's reported -- and, if accurately reported, disgusting -- suggestion that Vice President Cheney would like to see the United States ...

Obama Should Fire Panetta For Cheney Smear -- But Supports Him Instead
rhymeswithright.mu.nu 6/15/2009 — Time to see the first high-profile firing of an Obama appointee. After all, this comment cannot stand. CIA director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United...

Cheney: I Hope Panetta Was 'Misquoted' in Claiming My Wish for Attack - Political News
foxnews.com 6/15/2009 — Dick Cheney says he wants to know if he heard Leon Panetta correctly. After the CIA director apparently told The New Yorker that he thinks the former vice president is crossing his fingers for another attack on America, Cheney said Monday he hopes his ...

Quote of the Day
washingtonmonthly.com 6/15/2009 — QUOTE OF THE DAY.... Leon Panetta, to his credit, highlights one of the problems with Dick Cheney's rhetoric. Leon Panetta, the C.I.A.'s new director -- and the man who bears much of the responsibility for keeping the country safe --...

McCain demands Panetta retract comments about Cheney
briefingroom.thehill.com 6/15/2009 — CIA Director Leon Panetta should immediately retract comments he made to the New Yorker magazine suggesting former Vice President Cheney is wishing for another terrorist attack on the U.S., Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) demanded Monday. "I disagreed with ...

Leon Panetta Begs and Threatens for Consensus Rather than Oversight
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 8/3/2009 — Remember when the Obama Administration appealed to a " fundamental compact " between Congress and the Executive Branch when arguing the intelligence community didn't need more oversight? ("Fundamental compact, my ass," I thought ...

Obama’s CIA in turmoil; Panetta on the ledge
michellemalkin.com 8/24/2009 — Read this post »

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 ...

AFP: Obama picks Leon Panetta as CIA head
google.com 4/23/2009 — Jan 5, 2009 WASHINGTON (AFP) US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency, a Democratic Party official told AFP Monday. In turning to a political heavyweight with no ...

Spy Agency Fiasco
thedailybeast.com 8/20/2009 — Leon Panetta Susan Walsh / AP Photo CIA Director Leon Panetta s emergency testimony to Congress about an illegal assassination program has set off a crisis at the spy agency. The Daily Beast s Joseph Finder exclusively reports that: The secret ...

CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants U.S. attacked — Reuters: Politics 6/15/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama for abandoning the "harsh ...

Commentary: Obama can succeed in Mideast — CNN.com - Politics 6/16/2009
At a time when the Obama administration is dealing with a barely stable economy while trying to address long-term health care, two wars, the environment and the threat of terrorism, many ask whether it is wise for President Obama to try to resolve a ...

McCain: Obama needs to get tougher on Iran — msnbc.com: Politics 6/16/2009
Sen. John McCain tells TODAY that the president isn't talking tough enough about the disputed presidential election in Iran.

Obama Stamp Is on Finance Rules — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 6/16/2009
The administration's proposed revamp of financial sector regulation relies on a high-risk strategy that pins much of the plan's fortunes on the president himself.

CIA defends Panetta remarks about Cheney (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 6/17/2009
AP - The CIA said Tuesday that its director, Leon Panetta, does not believe former Vice President Dick Cheney wants the U.S. to be attacked again.