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weeklystandard.com - 1/16/2009
Questions for Panetta
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Eli Lake has an excellent piece in the Washington Times today sifting through Leon Panetta's record on rendition as Clinton's chief of staff. Panetta, Obama's nominee to head the CIA, will face confirmation hearings next week. As Lake points out, Panetta does not represent the clean break from ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Panetta faces rendition queries
washingtontimes.com - 1/15/2009
EXCLUSIVE: Panetta faces rendition queries
— washingtontimes.com — By: NavyBrat Jaeger & ataloss. Well said, both of you. It just goes to show that Slick Willie II(Obama) has really got no clue about anything relating to what type of enemy we face in Islamic fanatics. I also could really care less about WHO started ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Panetta faces rendition queries

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washingtonindependent.com - 1/15/2009
Panetta and … Extraordinary Rendition?
— washingtonindependent.com — My friend Eli Lake reports for The Washington Times that Republicans on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence intend to question CIA director-designate Leon Panetta about whether he played any role in ordering terrorism suspects to be kidnapped ... (more) Panetta and … Extraordinary Rendition?

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newsweek.com - 1/12/2009
CIA: Puzzlement Over the Panetta Pick | Newsweek Periscope
— newsweek.com — President-Elect Obama may have pleased his base by naming a CIA chief—former Clinton aide Leon Panetta—who had nothing to do with the Bush administration's controversial interrogation practices. But Obama may have riled them back up with his decision ... (more) CIA: Puzzlement Over the Panetta Pick | Newsweek Periscope

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RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Nice to see that more people are asking about this. But will Senators at Panetta’s confirmation hearing do so as well? And if they do, will Panetta answer? ...

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