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June 8, 2009

Nominee Linked to CIA Torture Declines Position
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The Obama administration’s pick for a top Homeland Security position has
withdrawn from consideration amid questions about his links to CIA
torture. Philip Mudd had been nominated to become secretary of
intelligence and analysis at Homeland Security. Under the Bush
administration, Mudd helped spearhead an FBI program that sifted through
customer data collected by San Francisco-area grocery stores, hoping
that sales records of Middle Eastern food would lead to Iranian secret
agents.



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