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capitalgainsandgames.com - 1/5/2009
Panetta At CIA Adds Another Budget Expert To The Obama Cabinet
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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 ...
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
— latimes.com — 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 ... (more) Panetta a surprise pick to run the CIA - Los Angeles Times

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