GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) - One of Congo's main rebel military chiefs denied that Laurent Nkunda, head of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), had been toppled by a dissident group. (www.afp.com)

By MARK MAZZETTI and CARL HULSE WASHINGTON - Leon E. Panetta, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Central Intelligence Agency.Video: Schieffer On Obama Cabinet CBSObama picks former Clinton aide Panetta for CIA Reuters (news.google.com)

(01-05) 19:53 PST -- Former US Rep. Leon Panetta of Monterey might face a mission impossible - or at least a mission very difficult - should he win Senate confirmation as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency, a clandestine service battered ...Video: Obama Fills Key Intelligence Positions AssociatedPressPanetta says his wife will run the ... (news.google.com)

Her resignation from the boards of EBay, Procter & Gamble and Dreamworks SKG fuels speculation that she's planning a run for California governor.eBay's Whitman appears set to run for governor San Jose Mercury NewsAP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor The Associated Press (news.google.com)

A great example of your tax dollars at work -- because we all want our Secretary of the Interior to have monogrammed towels in his office bathroom, don't we? (rss.cnn.com)

The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, raised questions about his limited experience in intelligence matters. (www.nytimes.com)

By David Gelles in San Francisco During Meg Whitman's 10 years as chief executive of Ebay, she orchestrated a massive expansion of the online auction site, transforming it from a small company with 30 employees to one of Silicon Valley's powerhouses ...AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor The Associated PressMeg Whitman Leaves ... (news.google.com)

NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Bob McCann, the head of the brokerage force at Merrill Lynch & Co MRLL.UL, plans to leave the securities firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.McCann Leaves Merrill Lynch's Brokerage Unit CNBCVeteran McCann quits Merrill Financial Times (news.google.com)

Scott Pioli has become a hot commodity among a few teams hoping to rebuild. (www.newsvine.com)

Leon Panetta, Barack Obama's surprise choice to head the CIA, clearly isn't someone with much hands-on national security or intelligence experience. But no one disputes that the man knows government. (www.newsvine.com)

US President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the CIA, US media report. (news.bbc.co.uk)

Scott Pioli, who helped build the New England Patriots' dynasty, may have a second suitor among teams looking for general managers. (www.newsvine.com)

Authorities are searching for the head of a northern Alabama city's organized crime unit who went missing over the weekend. (www.newsvine.com)

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The World Trade Organization's incumbent Director-General Pascal Lamy is the sole candidate to lead the body for the next four years, officials said Monday. (www.newsvine.com)