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	<title><![CDATA[Leon Panetta: CIA Director]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-obamas-cia-d_n_155338.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><strong>UPDATE 1/06:</strong> Marc Ambinder <a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/01/obama_team_has_confidence_in_p.php">reports</a> that President-elect Obama is confident that Leon Panetta won't face serious opposition, despite Democratic Senators' grumblings.</p>

<blockquote>"I think he's going to be fine," senior adviser David Axelrod said. Of concerns that Panetta might not have enough experience with the CIA's culture, Axelrod said Panetta "will do well. He's tough and smart."

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Another Obama aide confirmed that the "hope was to roll it out later this week, which would obviously be after informing congress."</blockquote></p>

<p>News networks are...</p></blockquote>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-01-05T14:47:00-05:00</date_published>
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