BREAKING: CIA Director Panetta To Be US Secretary of Defense, General Petraeus To Be CIA Director

General Petraeus and CIA Director Panetta. The Atlantic

CIA's Panetta To Head Pentagon, Petraeus To CIA -- Yahoo News/Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to nominated CIA Director Leon Panetta as his new U.S. defense secretary and will replace him at the CIA with General David Petraeus, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

The announcements are expected later this week. Obama is also to nominate veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan.

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More News On Who The New CIA Director And Secretary Of Defense Will Be

Panetta, Petraeus, Allen, Crocker: President Obama Orders National Security Team Reshuffle -- ABC News
Petraeus and Panetta in Line for National Security Posts -- New York Times
Reports: Panetta will succeed Gates -- Seattle PI/Politico
Petraeus to lead CIA; Panetta moves to Pentagon -- AJC
Petraeus 'next head of CIA', Panetta to lead Pentagon -- BBC
Petraeus to head CIA, Panetta to lead Defense: reports -- AFP
AP sources: Obama likely to reunite veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker with Petraeus in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Panetta Will Run Pentagon; Petraeus to Lead CIA -- The Atlantic
Obama picks Panetta for defense, Petraeus for CIA -- CNN
Sources: Petraeus to be nominated to head CIA -- MSNBC