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Obama's impressive new OLC chief

A law professor with a history of strident condemnation of Bush radicalism is named to one of the most important positions in the executive branch.
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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 01:59 AM

    Panetta close relationship with Feinstein?

    I wonder who the Chicago Times is talking about when they say "officials said"? True? Damage control? Ego boosting?

    One advantage that Panetta, a former California congressman, would possess, officials said, is a close relationship with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the San Francisco Democrat who just this week began her tenure as the first female chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-010508-obama-panetta-cia-jan06,0,7789770.story

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