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November 12, 2008

Report: Top Intel Officials Expecting Dismissal Under Obama
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The incoming Obama administration continues to take shape. The
Washington Post reports the nation’s top two intelligence officials
expect to be dismissed within months of Obama’s inauguration. Director
of National Intelligence Mike Mc Connell and CIA Director Michael Hayden
are linked to several controversial Bush administration policies,
including the use of torture on prisoners and warrantless spying. As a
Senator, Obama voted against Hayden’s nomination to protest his role in
the warrantless spying program while heading the National Security
Agency.



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