Obama Set to Nominate Panetta at Defense, Petraeus at CIA
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President Barack Obama has chosen CIA Director Leon Panetta to take over the Pentagon from Defense Secretary Robert Gates and will nominate General David Petraeus to lead the spy agency, an administration official said.
Obama also plans to name veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Lieutenant General John Allen to replace Petraeus as commander of U.S. and allied forces there, the official said, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity.