In this Feb. 25, 2009 file photo, CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va. Panetta has been on the losing end of a string of high-profile battles over the agency's past missteps, stoking questions about the ultimate bureaucratic insider's future at a time when his agency is under intense public scrutiny. But despite the rumors, intelligence officials close to Panetta insisted Friday that he is not going anywhere, saying he retains a comfortable perch in Obama's inner circle. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

In this Feb. 25, 2009 file photo, CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va. Panetta has been on the losing end of a string of high-profile battles over the agency's past missteps, stoking questions about the ultimate bureaucratic insider's future at a time when his agency is under intense public scrutiny. But despite the rumors, intelligence officials close to Panetta insisted Friday that he is not going anywhere, saying he retains a comfortable perch in Obama's inner circle.

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  8. CIA Director Leon Panetta addresses the media at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Panetta was scheduled to address members of the area's large Middle Eastern community at the Iftar, the evening meal that breaks the fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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  11. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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