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Keeping Hayden At CIA: Are You Kidding Me?

By | 01.05.09 | 10:30 am

The holiday blahs haven’t let up when it comes to who’s getting what job in the new Obama-run intelligence community. No news today on that front, according to the Obama transition. So, as day follows night and pain follows dehydration-inducing New Year’s revelry, it appears that speculating about Mike Hayden More…

Obama Faces CIA Appointment Dilemma

By | 12.12.08 | 12:45 pm

President-elect Barack Obama has enjoyed a surprisingly smooth presidential transition, with nearly all his appointees to Cabinet-level posts receiving widespread acclaim. But the exception has been the intelligence community. The abrupt departure of Obama’s probable nominee to lead the CIA has caused a bout of consternation in both intelligence and More…

Hayden To Stay on at CIA?

By | 12.08.08 | 10:49 am

If you didn’t like John Brennan because of his alleged connections to torture, you’ll just love Mike Hayden, he of the warrantless surveillance program! Reports U.S. News and World Report: