Panetta, Blair land top intel posts (Politico via Yahoo! News)
President-elect Obama is naming Leon Panetta, a former congressman from California and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, to be CIA director. Obama also picked retired Navy Admiral Dennis Blair to be director of national intelligence, overseeing all the nation's spy agencies, a Democratic official said.
Blair Said to Be Tapped by Obama to Be U.S. Intelligence Head (Bloomberg)
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Retired Admiral Dennis Blair , the former head of U.S. Pacific forces, is President-elect Barack Obama ’s choice to be the nation’s top intelligence official, a Democratic aide said.
Waller County Sheriff Report (Waller County News Citizen)
Waller County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the following emergency calls:
Panetta, Blair land top intel posts (The Politico)
Obama taps former California Rep. Leon Panetta for CIA director and retired Navy Admiral Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence. But is the Panetta choice already in trouble? Some Senate Democrats are grumbling.
Resolutions, pro and con (East Valley Tribune)
If you’re one of the estimated 100 million Americans who resolved to quit smoking, start exercising, find a life partner or otherwise do something good for themselves in 2009, this weekend will be pivotal. Will your New Year’s resolutions get off to a flying start or disintegrate on takeoff like a plywood glider at Kitty Hawk?
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Business Bulletin Board for Jan. 4-10 (Contra Costa Times)
Bulletin board listings are free but limited to nonprofit organizations announcing events costing less than $200 to attend. An expanded version of the bulletin board can be found on-line at www.
Dare County's first homeless shelter to open (The Virginian-Pilot)
Along the edges and in the shadows of Outer Banks life, there are people without homes, living day to day virtually invisible to most in the resort community. Dare is one of the state's richest counties, but in what may be a sign of the tough times, more people seem to be living in their cars, sleeping in the dunes and loitering behind buildings.
Brazos Past: Pioneer aviators trained WWI pilots at Rich Field (Waco Tribune-Herald)
By Terri Jo Ryan
