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.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Intelligence Committee, set the tone by telling Panetta that she views his nomination as "a clean break from the past," the Chicago Tribune reported. Feinstein had reportedly been annoyed when President Barack Obama announced his choice of Panetta as director of the Central Intelligence Agency without consulting or even alerting her.