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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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Barack Obama

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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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Leon Panetta

Dianne Feinstein

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/7/2009

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— talkingpointsmemo.com — TPM TPM Muckraker TPM Election Central TPM tv TPM Caf Archive Advertise Contribute RSS Send Comments and... News Tips  Powered by Mochila print share TPM News Headlines Reid Spokesman: Burris-Seating Story Is Wrong Report: 693K Private Jobs Lost In ... (more) TPM: News Pages | Talking Points Memo | AP NewsAlert

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Talking Points Memo

Ted Stevens

Gaza

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Feinstein's Aboard For Panetta
TPM Election Central — ... Via AP, we see that incoming Senate intelligence chairman Dianne Feinstein is now supportive of Leon Panetta's nomination to head the CIA. ...

Feinstein says she supports Panetta for CIA
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... came after she had earlier expressed reservations about the choice of Panetta, a former White House chief of staff without a formal background in the intelligence community. Obama had not consulted with Feinstein before making the choice, and subsequently apologized to her for the lapse. Feinstein says she spoke with Panetta, a fellow Californian, for about 20 minutes on Tuesday evening and came away confident he'd surround himself with good personnel at the agency. Read more: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2009/01/feinstein...

Feinstein Hearts Panetta
Matthew Yglesias — ... Dianne Feinstein now thinks Leon Panetta is just fine as CIA chief. There appears to be a tacit agreement to keep Steve Kappes on as the number two guy at the agency. ...