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dailykos.com - 1/6/2009
Sen. Feinstein Says No to Panetta, Wants Pro-Torture CIA Chief
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According to Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC, Senate intelligence committee chairwoman Diane Feinstein doesn't support Leon Panetta for CIA chief. Instead, she wants Stephen Kappes, who, according to Mitchell, was "definitely in the line of authority during many of these controversial and some say ...
Feinstein slams Obama CIA head pick
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/6/2009
Feinstein slams Obama CIA head pick
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Sen. Dianne Feinstein believes the CIA is best-served by having an intelligence professional in charge. (CNN) –-... Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Senate’s incoming Intelligence committee chair, slammed President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Leon ... (more) Feinstein slams Obama CIA head pick

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washingtonindependent.com - 1/5/2009
Dianne Feinstein Not Too Pleased With Panetta Pick
— 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. ... (more) Dianne Feinstein Not Too Pleased With Panetta Pick

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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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Firedoglake:  It’s all Water under the Board

Rising Hegemon:  It's all Water under the Board

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It’s all Water under the Board
Firedoglake — ... Kappes has had some successes no doubt, but on the issue of torture, he apparently did nothing. ...

It's all Water under the Board
Rising Hegemon — ... 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 agency. Democratic sources indicate that both have recommended deputy CIA Director Steve Kappes, a veteran CIA intelligence officer Kappes has had some successes no doubt, but on the issue of torture, he apparently did nothing. One potential downside for Kappes: Like former counter-terror chief ...

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