washingtonindependent.com - 2/6/2009
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CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta took on a right-wing myth head on, saying that even in the hypothetical “ticking bomb case” — OMG there’s a bomb hidden in Times Square that this detainee knows about we better waterboard him or everyone will die GET ME JACK BAUER— you shouldn’t torture ...
online.wsj.com - 2/5/2009
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CIA nominee Panetta earned more than $700,000 in
speaking and consulting fees since early 2008, with some
of the payments coming from troubled banks.
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Panetta Earned $700,000 in Fees
google.com - 2/6/2009
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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 ...
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The Associated Press: Panetta takes back remarks on ...
politico.com - 2/7/2009
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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 ...
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Reporter restrained after Panetta hearing
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Panetta Shoots Down "24 Myth" In Testimony
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... Well, out in the real world, we have Leon Panetta, giving testimony in his confirmation hearings to be the Director of the CIA. Panetta had the opportunity to face the 24 myth straight on. By Spencer Ackerman's account, Panetta was steady, forthright, and reality-based: ...
Panetta Shoots Down "24 Myth" In Testimony
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... Well, out in the real world, we have Leon Panetta, giving testimony in his confirmation hearings to be the Director of the CIA. Panetta had the opportunity to face the 24 myth straight on. By Spencer Ackerman's account, Panetta was steady, forthright, and reality-based: ...
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The AP reports that CIA Director-nominee Leon Panetta has stated categorically that there will be no prosecutions for torturers .
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powerlineblog.com 2/5/2009 — The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Leon Panetta, President Obama's nominee for CIA director, has earned more than $700,000 in speaking and consulting fees since the beginning of 2008. The Journal says that some of the payments came from ...
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Another senior-level and sensitive appointee of the Obama administration may be facing questions over his work in the private sector:
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