Obama Panetta

Leon Panetta Confirmed As CIA Director By Senate

AP | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Leon Panetta as director of the CIA on Thursday, placing the nation's top spy agency in the hands of a governm...

Senate Republicans: Did Panetta's Oversee Clinton-Era Extraordinary Rendition?

Washington Times | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


President-elect Barack Obama's choice for CIA director, Leon Panetta, served as White House chief of staff during the time the Clinton administration ...

Sam Stein

Jim Woolsey Praises Panetta, Obama's Foreign Policy Team

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Former CIA Director and John McCain adviser Jim Woolsey professes to being "impressed overall by the quality" of Barack Obama's national security team...

Sam Stein

Obama Puts Out The Panetta Fire

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama was forced into his first real rift with congressional Democrats on Monday when two influential Senators complained publicly about not ha...

What About a 3 PM Phone Call?

Nora McAlvanah | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Nora McAlvanah

If Obama is going to bring "outsiders" (aka Clinton insiders) to the table, he needs to do it while showing an ability to operate within the current political parameters.

Ryan Grim

Biden: Obama Made Mistake Not Consulting Feinstein

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


The Obama transition team made a mistake by not consulting with Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California before choosing Leon Panetta to head th...