FILE: Former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta faces reporters at a news conference in Monterey, Calif., on May 13, 2005. (AP)

Bill Clinton's former chief of staff Leon Panetta has been tapped to head the CIA in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, causing surprise and a bit of consternation from several individuals involved in the intelligence community.

Panetta is a surprise pick since he has no experience in the intelligence world, though as chief of staff he had considerable access to intelligence information and knows how the community operates.

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Leon Panetta for CIA chief: right person for the job?

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