Senate committee considers Panetta for CIA Director in Washington
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, speaks as Central Intelligence Agency Director nominee Leon Panetta appears before the Senate Select Intelligence Committee regarding his nomination by U.S. President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington on February 5, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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