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Panetta a surprise pick to run the CIA - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 1/7/2009
Panetta a surprise pick to run the CIA - Los Angeles Times
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Reporting from Washington -- In choosing Leon E. Panetta to be the next CIA director, President-elect Barack Obama appears to have concluded that a spy chief who understands politics may be better equipped to carry out the incoming administration's national security agenda than one who ...
capitalgainsandgames.com - 1/5/2009
Panetta At CIA Adds Another Budget Expert To The Obama Cabinet
— capitalgainsandgames.com — Leon Panetta, former House Budget Committee chairman, former OMB director, former White House chief of staff, and... former California congressman has been nominated by President-elect Obama to be the next director of the CIA. I've known Leon for more than two decades. If you're looking for ... (more) Panetta At CIA Adds Another Budget Expert To The Obama ...

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Bitchin' in the Kitchen:  Leon Panetta???

zenpundit.com:  Op-Ed at Pajamas Media: Panetta and the CIA

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Leon Panetta???
Bitchin' in the Kitchen — Leon Panetta?? “I was not informed about the selection of Leon Panetta to be the CIA director,” Feinstein said. “My position has consistently been that I believe the agency is best served by having an intelligence professional in charge at this time.” How about Lyon style Pancetta Wrapped Tuna?? Ingredients The Tuna: 8 to 10 ounces ...

Op-Ed at Pajamas Media: Panetta and the CIA
zenpundit.com — ... positioned himself on the left wing of the Democratic Party, his appointments in the areas of national security and defense have been remarkable in the degree to which the worst fears of conservatives have not come to pass. Robert Gates as secretary of defense would have been a dream pick for a McCain administration and former commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Jones is someone I wish President Bush had chosen as his wartime national security adviser. The immediate howls of protest from liberal Senate Intelligence Committee members and ...

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