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They Did Talk to Wyden

by Josh Marshall
01.06.09 | 7:38 am

We were trying to nail down whether the Obama transition really did brief Sen. Wyden and not Feinstein. Or was it that Wyden just got tipped off informally, perhaps even from Panetta. Turns out no. Wyden’s office tells us the transition did brief and consult with him on Panetta, while apparently leaving Feinstein in the dark.

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