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talkleft.com - 11/25/2008
Report: Brennan Out of Consideration For Intelligence Post
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Score one for the "morons." Brennan out : John Brennan, President-elect Barack Obama's top adviser on intelligence, has taken his name out of the running for any intelligence position in the new administration. In a letter Tuesday, Brennan wrote letter to Obama that he did not want to be a ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/21/2008
Brennan, Harding Slated For Top Intelligence Jobs
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Democratic and national security sources say that former National Counterrorism Center head John Brennan remains the favorite... to be nominated director of the Central Intelligence Agency even as his pending appointment raises the hackles of some Obama ... (more) Brennan, Harding Slated For Top Intelligence Jobs

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No Way. No How. No Brennan.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/21/2008
No Way. No How. No Brennan.
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Marc reports the Republican, former chief-of-staff for George Tenet (who authorized war crimes as CIA head), admirer... of Dick Cheney, CEO of the company one of whose contract employees improperly accessed Obama's and McCain's passports, and ... (more) No Way. No How. No Brennan.

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/25/2008
Brennan withdraws name for top spy
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Robert WindremIn a letter to President-elect Obama, John Brennan has asked that his name be... withdrawn from consideration as CIA director. Brennan was thought to be the leading candidate for the job. He was the former chief of staff to ... (more) Brennan withdraws name for top spy

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Lord, It’s Hard To Be Humble, When You’re Stupid In Every Way
Balloon Juice — John Brennan takes himself out of consideration, and everyone’s favorite blowhard does a victory lap: Score one for the “morons.” See also Greenwald, a true champion here, who took up the struggle in the face of STFUism. The real comedy starts in the comments: Gee. I wonder if anyone insisted that Obama was pro-torture? Oh, yeah- BIG TENT DEMOCRAT DID, which is what started this whole thing off (and the moron has been baiting me for ...

Big Tent Attempts to Rehabilitate Himself.
INSTAPUTZ — John's commenters, hilariously vicious, say "thanks, but no thanks": Was that really Armando up there? Wow, I haven’t been this choked up since Rocky’s big speech at the end of Rocky IV. Undeterred, Big Tent executes a reach-around and pats himself on the back. Classy.

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Brennan withdraws his name from consideration for CIA. — The Hollywood Liberal
Brennan withdraws his name from consideration for CIA. In a letter to President-elect Obama, John Brennan has asked that his name be withdrawn from consideration as CIA director. A number of bloggers had raised concerns that Brennan, who has supported Bush’s interrogation and detention ...