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Panetta's Lament: They Had No Plan | The New York Observer
observer.com - 1/5/2009
Panetta's Lament: They Had No Plan | The New York Observer
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The argument that the constant carping about Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been a function of an Obama-friendly, process-obsessed media is well and good. But how, then, to explain the deeply held dissatisfaction of an old Clinton loyalist like Leon Panetta? In an interview with The Observer , ...

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blogs.cqpolitics.com - 1/6/2009
Panetta Choice Could Reopen Old Wounds on Clinton Terrorism Policies
— blogs.cqpolitics.com — President-elect Obama's selection of former congressman and White House official Leon E. Panetta to run the CIA is likely to give Republicans fresh ammunition to reopen questions about the Clinton administration's counterterrorism policies. Critics ... (more) Panetta Choice Could Reopen Old Wounds on Clinton ...

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washingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
Panetta's Peers Back Him for CIA
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Panetta's Peers Back Him for CIA

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democracyarsenal.org - 1/5/2009
Panetta's Experience
— democracyarsenal.org — One thing to remember about Leon Panetta, if he is confirmed as CIA Director , is that he’ll bring an interesting asset to the intel community. He knows how brains work inside the West Wing because he was there as White House Chief of Staff, and ... (more) Panetta's Experience

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Leon Panetta: Obama's CIA Director, Reports Say
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Panetta criticized Hillary Clinton's campaign last winter in a New York Observer interview, saying they had underestimated Obama. ...

Why Barack Obama Chose Leon Panetta To Head The CIA
The Moderate Voice — ... Panetta wasn’t entirely loved by all Democrats in 2008. He raised eyebrows — and probably inspired some of the words caught on tape used by Illinois big-haired governor — when in February, he criticized the Hillary Clinton camp for not properly assessing Obama’s appeal — and compared Clinton’s pollster to Republican political maven Karl Rove. ...

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