feinstein.senate.gov - 1/6/2009
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"After much thought and a careful review of the record, I voted today to confirm the nomination of Representative Porter Goss to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DCI). But I do have some serious concerns - especially about the impact of this nomination on intelligence reform and ...
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
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Just talked with Dianne Feinstein outside the Senate
chamber about her qualms with the Leon Panetta nomination....
The incoming Senate intelligence committee chairman said that both President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden called her after ...
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Feinstein Explains Her Reticence About Panetta Nomination
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Eschaton —
Given DiFi's little temper tantrum over Panetta, I was curious how she reacted to the appointment of the buffoon Porter Goss to the top CIA post. "After much thought and a careful review of the record, I voted today to confirm the nomination of Representative Porter Goss to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DCI). But I do have some serious concerns - especially about the impact of this nomination on intelligence reform and his record of partisanship in Congress. I believe the President should have the prerogative to appoint who he wants ...
Feinstein And Rockefeller To Obama: We Liked Bush’s Appointees More
Think Progress —
... Further, Feinstein and Rockefeller both originally supported the Iraq War and both have wavered in their opposition to the Bush’s torture policies.
In justifying her vote to confirm Porter Goss as CIA director in 2004, Feinstein said, “I believe the President should have the prerogative to appoint who he wants to be the DCI, or for any other senior position, subject only to the requirement that the person be qualified for the job.” Indeed, as Matt Yglesias writes, “it’s worth noting that not only has it never ...
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