Obama picks former Clinton aide Panetta for CIA
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090106/2009_01_05t145537_331x450_us_usa_obama_panetta.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=Vk5bZwlXY2az2Lj00rKLHQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta gestures during a break in a televised interview with Larry King for the CNN program 'Larry King Live' March 19, 1998 in Los Angeles. (Rose Prouser/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/pl_nm/us_usa_obama_panetta)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA, which has been widely criticized for harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, Democratic officials said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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