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Obama stands by Panetta pick for CIA chief
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is defending his unexpected CIA nominee Leon Panetta, who faced a surge of skepticism in Congress yesterday but is not expected to draw serious opposition when his confirmation reaches the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Obama promised that his intelligence team - led by Panetta and retired Adm. Dennis Blair, the nominee for national intelligence director...
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