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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/5/2009

Panetta to Be Named C.I.A. Director

— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Leon Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competent manager with strong background in budget issues, but has little hands-on intelligence experience. (more) Panetta to Be Named C.I.A. Director

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latimes.com - 1/6/2009

Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, a former California congressman with little experience on intelligence matters, to serve as the next director of the CIA, according to Democratic officials ... (more) Leon Panetta is Obama's pick for CIA director - Los ...

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Barack Obama

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Leon Panetta

CIA

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/6/2009

Even more on the Panetta pick

— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Andrea MitchellNBC News has learned that Senate Democrats -- including Dianne Feinstein and Jay Rockefeller, who are the incoming and outgoing Intelligence chairmen -- have privately recommended a career CIA officer to head the ... (more) Even more on the Panetta pick

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Dianne Feinstein

Barack Obama

Homeland Security

CIA

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Clintonista Leon Panetta To Be Named CIA Director
Pirate's Cove — ... been unwelcoming to previous directors perceived as outsiders, such as Stansfield M. Turner and John M. Deutch. But his selection points up the difficulty Mr. Obama had in finding a C.I.A. director with no connection to controversial counterterrorism programs of the Bush era. In other words, Barry is looking for a kindler, gentler CIA Director. Barf. Back to the days of treating terrorists and enemies of America with fuzzy-furry gloves. And if Alan Colmes, Talk Left, and the wackos at Firedoglake like himAbandon all Hope of ...

Leon Panetta, Clintonista Incarnate, To Be Obama’s CIA Pick
Stop The ACLU — ... an agency that has been unwelcoming to previous directors perceived as outsiders, such as Stansfield M. Turner and John M. Deutch. But his selection points up the difficulty Mr. Obama had in finding a C.I.A. director with no connection to controversial counterterrorism programs of the Bush era. In other words, Barry is looking for a kindler, gentler CIA Director. Barf. Back to the days of treating terrorists and enemies of America with fuzzy-furry gloves. And if Alan Colmes ,  Talk Left , and the wackos at Firedoglake like himAbandon all Hope of fighting the ...

The Netroots Heart Panetta
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... Coming on the heels of the Brennan and Hayden rumors, the Panetta selection came as welcome news to liberal bloggers. While the netroots may not love everything about Panetta's record, they think his appointment signifies a much-needed departure from George W. Bush's intelligence-gathering policies. "Good for Obama for not letting the CIA's torture apologists pressure him into naming one of their own," one blogger wrote. Another ...