tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
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House intelligence committee chairman Silvestre Reyes may not get to preside over Leon Panetta's confirmation hearing, but he's pretty psyched to see the former White House chief of staff get tapped as Barack Obama's CIA director. From Reyes' statement: Leon Panetta is highly qualified to serve ...
washingtonindependent.com - 1/5/2009
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washingtonindependent.com —
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who’s about
to take the reins as chairwoman of the Senate...
Select Committee on Intelligence, doesn’t appear to be too happy with Leon Panetta’s prospective appointment to head the CIA. ...
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Dianne Feinstein Not Too Pleased With Panetta Pick
commentarymagazine.com - 1/6/2009
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commentarymagazine.com —
President-elect Obama has made his first completely incomprehensible
appointment: Leon Panetta for CIA Director. No, I’m serious....
Clinton OMB Director and Chief of Staff to head a key intelligence agency. One can refer to him as an ...
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Not Even the Clintons Would Have Tried This
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/6/2009
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
Leon Panetta’s served in congress, served in the
military, served as Chief of Staff in the White...
House; he’s served on blue ribbon commissions and worked for politicians of both parties. And Barack Obama wants him to be CIA Director. ...
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The Panetta Pick
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... It's been clear that in addition to Sen. Feinstein, at least as aggrieved is Sen. Rockefeller, the out-going chair of the senate intel committee. When asked this afternoon whether the Panetta appointment endangered the country, the best he could manage was: "That's a provocative way to put it." ...
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