Top of the Hour: Leon Panetta to Head Pentagon, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Leon Panetta has been moved from the C.I.A. to the Pentagon, where he will run the Department of Defense. His confirmation hearing may lend a window into President Obama’s foreign and military policy.

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