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Obama Names Clapper as Intelligence Chief

   VOA News 05 June 2010
   President  Barack  Obama  announces  James  Clapper  as  his choice to
   oversee   the  nation's  16  spy  agencies  as  director  of  national
   intelligence, 05 Jun 2010

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   President  Barack  Obama  announces  James  Clapper  as  his choice to
   oversee   the  nation's  16  spy  agencies  as  director  of  national
   intelligence, 05 Jun 2010

   U.S.  President  Barack  Obama has nominated retired Air Force General
   James Clapper to be the next director of national intelligence.
   In  a  brief  statement  to  reporters  in the White House rose garden
   Saturday,  President Obama introduced Clapper.  He said he will count
   on  the  retired  general to ensure that the U.S. has the most capable
   and efficient intelligence operations possible.
   If  confirmed  by  the  Senate,  Clapper would be the fourth person to
   serve  in  the position.  Clapper has been under secretary of defense
   for intelligence at the Pentagon.
   The  nomination  announcement follows the recent resignation of Dennis
   Blair,  who  held  the  intelligence  post  for 16 months.  Blair had
   become  the  focus  of  criticism  within  the  administration  and in
   Congress  about  intelligence failures and coordination of information
   sharing by U.S. agencies.
   The  post  was  created  to  address  intelligence  failures after the
   terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. Â

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