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AP source: Blackwater missile contract ended

Dec. 11, 2009
CIA Director Leon Panetta has canceled a secret contract with the former Blackwater security firm that had allowed the company's employees to load missiles on Predator drones in Pakistan. A person familiar with the contract says Panetta canceled the contract...
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DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- CIA Director Leon Panetta will meet with Arab-Americans in Dearborn, Mich., to promote diversity within the intelligence agency, an Arab- American leader said.
Pelosi says she wasn't briefed by Panetta

Pelosi says she wasn't briefed by Panetta

WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she was not briefed by CIA Director Leon Panetta about the agency misleading U.S. lawmakers routinely.

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WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) -- CIA Director Leon Panetta plans to double the number of officers at the U.S. spy agency with foreign language skills.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted unanimously Thursday night to confirm former Rep. Leon Panetta, D-Calif., as head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Panetta to probe interrogation methods

Panetta to probe interrogation methods

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency says he will review harsh interrogation techniques used on terror suspects.

Reporter allegedly strong-armed

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A man who accompanied Leon Panetta to his confirmation hearing as U.S. CIA Director-designate restrained a reporter who approached Panetta, witnesses said.

Panetta: Fire alleged CIA rapist

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Panetta appears before Senate committee

Panetta appears before Senate committee

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Leon Panetta got a generally friendly reception Thursday from the U.S. Senate committee considering his nomination to head the CIA.
Obama nominates Panetta as CIA chief

Obama nominates Panetta as CIA chief

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama introduced Washington veteran Leon Panetta as his nominee to head the CIA Friday.
Panetta to be nominated as CIA head

Panetta to be nominated as CIA head

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Leon Panetta, President Bill Clinton's chief of staff, may be U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to head the CIA, Democratic officials said Monday.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic