Obama Announces Blair, Panetta As Intelligence Picks

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NECN   |   January 9, 2009 11:21 AM

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(NECN: Washington) - President-elect Barack Obama this morning introduced his choices for CIA chief and national intelligence director.

Obama described Leon Panetta and retired Adm. Dennis Blair as men of "unquestioned integrity" and "broad experience" who are "uniquely qualified" for the posts. He said they will help the nation stay ahead of emerging threats.

Pannetta is a former White House chief of staff under the Clinton administration, and has no direct intelligence experience.

Blair is a former head of U.S. Pacific Command who was credited with fighting terrorism in southeast Asia after 9/11.

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(NECN: Washington) - President-elect Barack Obama this morning introduced his choices for CIA chief and national intelligence director. Obama described Leon Panetta and retired Adm. Dennis Blair as m...
(NECN: Washington) - President-elect Barack Obama this morning introduced his choices for CIA chief and national intelligence director. Obama described Leon Panetta and retired Adm. Dennis Blair as m...
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Has anyone in the Obama team-- or anyone at all-- responded to reports of Dennis Blair's apparent complicity in E Timor massacres?

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