latimesblogs.latimes.com - 2/5/2009
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It's been a bumpy few days on the new Obama Administration bus, what with all the bodies throwing themselves under the shiny chassis -- Tom Daschle , Nancy Killefer and the ones yet to come from the transition team that missed the bones in Bill Richardson's closet and Daschle's ...
telegraph.co.uk - 2/7/2009
online.wsj.com - 2/5/2009
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CIA nominee Panetta earned more than $700,000 in
speaking and consulting fees since early 2008, with some
of the payments coming from troubled banks.
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Panetta Earned $700,000 in Fees
google.com - 2/6/2009
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8 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The United States
will continue to hand foreign detainees over to other
countries for questioning, but only with assurances they will not be tortured, Leon Panetta told a Senate committee considering his confirmation as ...
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The Associated Press: Panetta takes back remarks on ...
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L.A. TIMES: Will Leon Panetta be the next body under Obama’s bus? Getting kinda crowded down there…
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L.A. TIMES: Will Leon Panetta be the next body under Obama’s bus? Getting kinda crowded down there. More at The Swamp. The White House doesn’t sound worried . . . but, then, they weren’t worried about Daschle, either.
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Retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni ?
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... Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer and Bill Richardson and Reverand Wright and, oh, you know Grandma Dunham.... (Now, could all of you squeeze over and make room? ) Posted by Kate at February 5, 2009 12:27 AM Comments Post a comment Before submitting, review the post to ensure your comment is on topic and does not contain words that might get caught in the spam filter (eg: insurance, viagra, online, poker). This is not a forum or a repository for off-topic link dumps. Profanity is discouraged. Take your extended debates and/or flamewars to private email. Thankyou. Name: Email ...
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