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Panic at the
White House
There is no question that the Obama administration has been badly damaged this summer, but it can still regroup if it doesn't panic.

In the dark days of the Iraq war when valiant U.S. troops faced down multiple enemies who obeyed no rules of war, President Bush never panicked. Even when his approval rating dropped below 35%, the president slugged it out for better or for worse, depending on your worldview.

The same cannot be said for President Obama, who is now reeling from the pressure of his collapsing health care vision. The latest evidence of this was a posting on the "Organizing for America" website that was set up by Mr. Obama in January and is housed at the Democratic National Committee. The message, since scrubbed from the website, said this in part:

"Stay at home [for Health Care Organizing Day.] Call your Senators that day [September 11] ... as we fight back against our own right-wing domestic terrorists who are subverting the American Democratic process, whipped to a frenzy by their Fox propaganda network ceaselessly re-seizing power for their treacherous leaders."

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Leon Panetta outraged by CIA investigation
Wednesday, August 26: CIA boss Leon Panetta was reportedly incensed when he learned of Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to investigate the agency's interrogation tactics. The Factor was joined by ABC News correspondent Brian Ross: "Leon Panetta has run into frustrations with people in the White House, and he has positioned himself as a defender of the CIA so that officers at the CIA continue to do their job. We were told by sources that Panetta threatened to quit."
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