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Leon Panetta
Information about this person was last updated on Thursday, February 9, 2012.
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Iran hits back over nuclear report
October 26, 2011 - February 7, 2012
Nato 'hits Pakistan checkpoint'
October 20, 2011 - February 7, 2012
Obama says world safer without Bin Laden
March 4, 2011 - May 8, 2011
10 Pakistani troops killed in gun battle at naval base
May 26, 2011 - July 24, 2011
Last convoy of US soldiers leave Iraq
October 22, 2011 - December 23, 2011
Live: Fall of Tripoli
August 16, 2011 - October 5, 2011
Europe eyes Afghan pullout after Obama pledge
June 12, 2011 - July 15, 2011
US aid official kidnapped in Pakistan
August 17, 2011 - September 28, 2011
North Korea's 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-il dies aged 69
December 20, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Egypt police fire volleys of tear gas at protesters
December 30, 2011 - February 5, 2012
Chinese coal mine blast claims 29 lives
October 23, 2011 - January 9, 2012
Netanyahu: we will hold fast to peace accord with Egypt
September 11, 2011 - October 5, 2011
Egypt protesters storm Israel Embassy in Cairo, raising tensions
September 10, 2011 - October 3, 2011
Obama Vows to Veto Attempts to Undo Automatic Spending Cuts
November 20, 2011 - November 23, 2011
Bomb attacks in Iraq target Shia pilgrims
July 10, 2011 - July 15, 2011
Yemeni Jet Bombs Army Post, Killing 30 Soldiers
September 30, 2011 - October 3, 2011
Libya conflict in pictures: the fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi
October 26, 2011 - December 24, 2011
Coalition allies continue Libya air strikes
March 9, 2011 - May 4, 2011
William Hague arrives in Benghazi
June 12, 2011 - July 19, 2011
Osama bin Laden killed by US troops in Pakistan
May 2, 2011 - May 6, 2011
Iraqi Died After 'Appalling Army Violence'
September 7, 2011 - September 11, 2011
September 11: Terror alert high as America marks 9/11 anniversary
September 9, 2011 - September 11, 2011
U.S. Defense Secretary urges Israel to get back to the table
December 3, 2011 - December 7, 2011
Obama unveils new military shaped by budget cuts
January 5, 2012 - January 13, 2012
US army ends 'don't ask' policy 10:27 Pentagon prepares for new era with end of law preventing openly gay people serving
September 19, 2011 - September 21, 2011
Mubarak promises fail to silence Egypt protests
February 10, 2011 - February 12, 2011
Israeli killed in rocket attack
December 15, 2011 - December 28, 2011
Clinton: Libya, Syria show 'smart power' at work (AP)
August 16, 2011 - August 17, 2011
Dozens killed in wave of attacks across Iraq
August 19, 2011 - August 20, 2011
U.S., North Korea set to restart talks
October 24, 2011 - October 27, 2011
Karzai seeks peace talks with Pakistan, not Taliban
September 20, 2011 - October 1, 2011
CIA boss to be new US defence secretary
April 27, 2011 - April 28, 2011
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[-replied]: They can take whatever steps they want to do to discipline him, but ultimately he ought to be released
thenews 08-FEB-12
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[-told]: Israel has indicated that they’re considering this ... we have indicated our concerns,
taipeitimes 08-FEB-12
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[-said]: That's not only because the peace and prosperity of Europe is critically important to the US, but because Europe remains our security partner of choice,
chinadaily 08-FEB-12
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[-told]: Our military footprint in Europe will remain larger than in any other region of the world,
thenews 08-FEB-12
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[was asked:]: There is a Pakistani doctor who, as we understand, was helping our efforts there, a man named Shakil Afridi, who is now being charged with high treason in Pakistan and I wonder what you think of that?
thenews 08-FEB-12
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[replied:]: I am very concerned about what the Pakistanis did with this individual. This was an individual who, in fact, had helped provide intelligence that was very helpful with regard to this operation. And he was not in any way treasonous towards Pakistan. He was not in any way doing anything that would have undermined Pakistan. As a matter of fact, Pakistan and the United States have a common cause here against terrorism, have a common cause against al-Qaeda, and have a common cause against those who will attack n
thenews 08-FEB-12
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[-urge]: Let me now suggest the steps Europe must take in order to cast a similar vote of confidence.
xinhuanet_en 07-FEB-12
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[-said]: The steps Europe can expect from the United States amount to a vote of confidence from Washington in the future of the Alliance, especially in a period of fiscal austerity,
xinhuanet_en 07-FEB-12
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[-said that]: never been more closely aligned in confronting the challenges of a complex, dangerous, and fast-changing world.
xinhuanet_en 07-FEB-12
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[-replied]: They can take whatever steps they want to do to discipline him, but ultimately he ought to be released,
asiatimes 07-FEB-12
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[-told]: Israel has indicated that they're considering this... we have indicated our concerns,
france24 06-FEB-12
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[-said]: We must all continue to invest in national defense and in the shared responsibility and capabilities of NATO in order to best manage the security challenges of the future,
xinhuanet_en 06-FEB-12
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[-said]: That's not only because the peace and prosperity of Europe is critically important to the U.S., but because Europe remains our security partner of choice,
xinhuanet_en 06-FEB-12
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[-said]: Make no mistake, the savings that we are proposing will impact on all 50 states and many districts, congressional districts, across America,
news 06-FEB-12
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[-announce]: appears at least premature.
newschannel5 06-FEB-12
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[saying that:]: we have a military presence in that region [Hormuz] to make very clear that we were going to do everything possible to help secure the peace in that part of the world,
todayszaman 05-FEB-12
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[-noted]: The NRF was designed to be an agile, rapidly deployable, multinational force that can respond to crises when and where necessary,
globalsecurity 05-FEB-12
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[said:]: Europe remains our security partner of choice for military operations and diplomacy around the world—as we saw in Libya last year, and as we see in Afghanistan every day.
thenews 05-FEB-12
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[-said]: Although it will evolve in light of the strategic guidance and resulting budget decisions, our military footprint in Europe will remain larger than in any other region of the world,
javno 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: President Obama has made clear that the United States is firmly committed to building a missile defense system in Europe,
news 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: My view is that right now the most important thing is to keep the international community unified in keeping that pressure on to try to convince Iran that they shouldn’t develop a nuclear weapon...
thenews 04-FEB-12
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[said:]: We’ve a tremendous amount of pressure on Iran to isolate Iran from the rest of the world.
thenews 04-FEB-12
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[said:]: Europe remains our security partner of choice for military operations and diplomacy around the world -- as we saw in Libya last year, and as we see in Afghanistan every day.
channelnewsasia 04-FEB-12
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[-was respond]: prepared to respond if we have to.
dailytimesPK 04-FEB-12
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[-explained]: CONCERN ABOUT MISPERCEPTIONS
reuters 04-FEB-12
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[-told]: Frankly, I'm not going to comment on that,
reuters 04-FEB-12
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[said:]: There really isn't that much to add except that, you know, that they're considering this and, you know, we have indicated our concerns.
jpost 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: Well, our view is and our intelligence is that while they are proceeding to develop a nuclear capability in terms of power and low-grade uranium that there's still very much a debate going on within Iran as to whether they should proceed further,
bignewsnetwork 04-FEB-12
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[said that:]: all options
independent 04-FEB-12
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[ said]: We are not planning on it happening. If it did, I would have to throw the plan I just made out the window and I think that would be dangerous for America and for the world,
trendnews 04-FEB-12
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[ said]: Sequestration is a crazy formula developed by Congress,
trendnews 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: My view is that right now the most important thing is to keep the international community unified,
CBC 04-FEB-12
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[-told]: We will maintain a robust presence in Europe,
WashingtonPost 04-FEB-12
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[-added]: The United States has endorsed the NRF but has not made a tangible contribution due to the demands of the wars,until now,
aljazeera 04-FEB-12
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[said:]: Israel has indicated they're considering this and we have indicated our concerns.
smh 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: But the White House hasn’t yet decided precisely how the United States would respond if the Israelis do attack.
arabtimes 04-FEB-12
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[said:]: Israel has indicated they're considering this, and we have indicated our concerns.
smh 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: To sustain sufficient security, the ANSF requires adequate financial support,
dailytimesPK 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: I know we face intense pressure to reduce that support given the budget constraints all ISAF nations are facing,
dailytimesPK 04-FEB-12
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[-added]: In all, the steps Europe can expect from the United States amount to a vote of confidence from Washington in the future of the alliance, especially in a period of fiscal austerity,
ibtimes 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: I know we face intense pressure to reduce that support given the budget constraints all Isaf nations are facing,
dawn 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: I want to be clear: Even as Afghans assume the security lead, Isaf will continue to have to be fully combat-ready and we will engage in combat operations as necessary,
nation 04-FEB-12
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[-said]: I want to be clear: Even as Afghans assume the security lead, ISAF (international forces) will continue to have to be fully combat-ready and we will engage in combat operations as necessary,
reuters 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: But the White House hasn�t yet decided precisely how the United States would respond if the Israelis do attack.
focus 03-FEB-12
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[said:]: We've a tremendous amount of pressure on Iran to isolate Iran from the rest of the world.
panarmenian 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: My view is that right now the most important thing is to keep the international community unified in keeping that pressure on to try to convince Iran that they shouldn't develop a nuclear weapon...
panarmenian 03-FEB-12
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[-told]: Israel has indicated they’re considering this, and we have indicated our concerns,
ruvr 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: The United States could be targeted as a result of that,
CBSnews 03-FEB-12
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[-told]: We’ve made very clear that they cannot, they cannot develop a nuclear weapon,
bloomberg 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: As an alliance, obviously, we are all fully committed to the Lisbon framework in together, out together [and] we’re committed to a transition to Afghan control,
globalsecurity 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: We hope that the [Afghan} forces will be ready to take the combat lead in all of Afghanistan sometime in 2013,
globalsecurity 03-FEB-12
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[-told]: Hopefully by the mid-to-latter part of 2013, we’ll be able to make a transition from a combat role to a train, advise and assist role,
nation 03-FEB-12
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[-noted that]: What I think and what I view, I consider that to be an area that belongs to me and nobody else.
ABCnews 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: But the White House hasn't yet decided precisely how the United States would respond if the Israelis do attack.
hurriyetdailynews 03-FEB-12
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[-told]: There was certainly no division of opinion in any of the meetings that I attended,
bloomberg 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: Everybody understands that there is going to be a transition here as we move toward Afghan control in these areas,
bloomberg 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: There’s much hard fighting ahead here,
bloomberg 03-FEB-12
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[-told]: Everyone understands that there's going to be a transition here,
latimes 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: The Afghans will be in the lead, and we will continue to provide support.
latimes 03-FEB-12
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[-announce]: they made me do it.
msnbc 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: But the White House hasn?t yet decided precisely how the United States would respond if the Israelis do attack.
france24 03-FEB-12
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[said:]: no decision has been made with regards to the level of forces we’ll have in 2013
thenews 03-FEB-12
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[-told]: Hopefully by the mid-to-latter part of 2013, we’ll be able to make a transition from a combat role to a train and advice and assist role,
thenews 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: The indication is that at best it [an Israeli strike] might postpone it maybe one, possibly two years,
ABCnews 03-FEB-12
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[-also warned]: Frankly, some of those targets are very difficult to get at.
ABCnews 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: And lastly I think that the consequence could be that we would have an escalation that would take place that would not only involve many lives, but I think could consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret,
ABCnews 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: the actual security situation on the ground.
reuters 03-FEB-12
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[-said]: It's still a pretty robust role that we'll be engaged in,
trendnews 02-FEB-12
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Ignatius [-wrote]: President Obama and Panetta are said to have cautioned the Israelis that the United States opposed an attack,
taipeitimes 08-FEB-12
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Petraeus [-said]: His (Panetta's) comments have been more than overanalyzed,
news 03-FEB-12
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Petraeus [ said]: What Secretary Panetta was discussing was indeed this progressive transition,
ABCnews 03-FEB-12
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Petraeus [-said that]: that the, quote, ‘announcement,’ the conversation that Secretary Panetta had with some press on his plane was more than a bit over-analyzed, shall we say.
ABCnews 03-FEB-12
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Cordesman [-wrote]: The practical problem is that [Panetta] did not define what he meant,
WashingtonPost 03-FEB-12
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Petraeus [-said]: His (Panetta's) comments have been more than over-analyzed,
alertnet 02-FEB-12
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Lindsey Graham [ said]: [Panetta] either needs to be fired because he’s so off base or we need to listen to him and fix the problem,
ABCnews 02-FEB-12
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Carney [-told]: That's what Secretary Panetta was referring to,
alertnet 02-FEB-12
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Smith [said last night:]: The minister has just arrived in Brussels … where he will meet with Secretary Panetta and other counterparts. The minister will be in a position to speak to the announcement following those discussions.
smh 02-FEB-12
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Biden [-said]: Every single person in that room hedged their bet except Leon Panetta. Leon said go. Everyone else said, 49, 51,
ABCnews 30-JAN-12
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Hillary Clinton [ said]: I want to express my total dismay at the story concerning our marines, who I have the highest respect and admiration for, but I share completely the views expressed by Defence Secretary Leon Panetta earlier today. I join him in condemning the deplorable behaviour that is reflected in this video,
euronews 13-JAN-12
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McCain [-said]: What Defense Secretary Leon Panetta may not understand, and I have great admiration and respect for him, is that the situation is unraveling,
ekurd 11-JAN-12
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McCain [-said]: Look, what Secretary Panetta may not understand - and I have great admiration and respect for him - is that the situation is unraveling,
CBSnews 08-JAN-12
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Pete Hoekstra [ said]: I’m a Leon Panetta fan,
IHT 03-JAN-12
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Dempsey [-also asked]: our Kuwaiti partners for helping us accomplish this [U.S. Forces Iraq] retrograde operation, which I’ve heard [Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta] describe as somewhat historic.
globalsecurity 17-DEC-11
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Gingrich [-said last week]: We have the right to know whether Secretary Panetta’s harsh criticism of Israel is merely his own personal opinion, or a reflection of the policy of his Commander in Chief,
ABCnews 07-DEC-11
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Gingrich [-asked]: The American people deserve to know today: Is it now permissible for American officials to flout official U.S. policy publicly, or do Panetta and Gutman speak for the entire Administration?
ABCnews 06-DEC-11
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Barak [-said]: I've met Panetta about a dozen times over the last two or three years. In person we hold more intensive talks.
haaretz 03-DEC-11
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Perry [-said]: If Leon Panetta is an honorable man, he should resign in protest,
news 28-NOV-11
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Perry [-blamed]: Even his own secretary of defense said it was irresponsible. As a matter of fact, if Leon Panetta is an honorable man, he should resign in protest.
CBSnews 23-NOV-11
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Mullen [-said]: I appreciate [Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s] confidence in me, and his kind praise,
globalsecurity 21-SEP-11
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Lapan [-said]: Secretary Panetta never intended not to release the names,
xinhuanet_en 10-AUG-11
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Obama [-said]: Today’s action follows extensive training of our military personnel and certification by Secretary Panetta and Admiral Mullen that our military is ready for repeal,
globalsecurity 24-JUL-11
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Rumsfeld [-wrote]: The conventional wisdom seems to be that, as a former budget director, Mr. Panetta will know how to skillfully draw down the Pentagon in the `postwar' period to come,
news 07-JUL-11
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Gates [-said]: This department and this country are fortunate that a statesman of Leon Panetta’s caliber and experience has agreed to serve once again, and at such an important time,
globalsecurity 01-JUL-11
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Carl Levin [ said]: The nomination of Leon Panetta to be secretary of defense is a wise and solid one,
chinadaily 23-JUN-11
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Levin [-said]: Director Panetta has given decades of dedicated service to this nation, and we should all be grateful that he is once again willing to answer the call and take the helm of the Department of Defense. He is going to bring a reassuring level of continuity and in-depth experience. The Department of Defense will need Director Panetta’s skill and wisdom to navigate the extraordinarily-complex set of challenges in the years ahead,
globalsecurity 22-JUN-11
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Carl Levin [ said]: The nomination of Leon Panetta to be secretary of defence is a wise and solid one,
RTERadio 22-JUN-11
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John D. Rockefeller IV [ said]: Mr. Panetta boldly led the C.I.A. at a crucial time in its history, restored C.I.A. officers’ morale after years of difficult challenges and strengthened the agency and our national security,
IHT 22-JUN-11
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Lindsey Graham [ said]: Leon Panetta heading up the Department of Defense is just a home-run choice,
IHT 22-JUN-11
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Levin [-said]: Director Panetta has given decades of dedicated service to this nation, and we should all be grateful that he is once again willing to answer the call and take the helm of the Department of Defense. He is going to bring a reassuring level of continuity and in-depth experience. The Department of Defense will need Director Panetta's skill and wisdom to navigate the extraordinarily-complex set of challenges in the years ahead,
chosun 22-JUN-11
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McCain [-said]: Director Panetta has had an extraordinary career of public service. He served in the House of Representatives, representing his California district for eight terms. He served in the White House as President Clinton's chief of staff, and director of the Office of Management and Budget. Since 2009, he's been the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, strengthening that agency and forging positive relationships,
chosun 22-JUN-11
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Lapan [-said]: Director Panetta remains active in his role as director of the Central Intelligence Agency and, therefore, participates in meetings relevant to that capacity,
cnn 07-JUN-11
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Obama [-said]: I'm confident that Bob's [Robert Gates] reform agenda will be carried out by another great public servant of our time, Leon Panetta... The patriotism and extraordinary management skills that have defined Leon's four decades of service is exactly what we need in our next Secretary of Defense,
rian 29-APR-11
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Obama [-said]: I'm confident that Bob's [Robert Gates] reform agenda will be carried out by another great public servant of our time, Leon Panetta... The patriotism and extraordinary management skills that have defined Leon's four decades of service is exactly what we need in our next Secretary of Defence,
irishsun 29-APR-11
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