By SIOBHAN GORMAN WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama introduced his intelligence team Friday, choosing respected managers over career professionals in a sharp break from the Bush administration. Mr. Obama said retired Adm. Dennis C. Blair, nominated to be director of national intelligence, and Leon Panetta, named to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, have the "core pragmatism we need in dangerous times." Associated Press CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta looks on (left) as National Intelligence Director-designate Dennis Blair speaks after Barack Obama introduced them. This shift at the top U.S. spy posts has caused some anxiety among intelligence officers. "It's a high-risk team," said Amy Zegart, a professor specializing in intelligence at the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Blair, a lanky, athletic... [read full story]
