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The Next Head of the CIA? — EXCLUSIVE: Air Force General Michael Hayden is likely to be named Porter Goss's successor. Then the partisan fireworks will really begin — President George W. Bush stunned Washington on Friday by accepting the resignation of CIA Director Porter J. Goss …
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Dana Priest / Washington Post:
The Fix-It Man Leaves, but The Agency's Cracks Remain — Porter J. Goss was brought into the CIA to quell what the White House viewed as a partisan insurgency against the administration and to re-energize a spy service that failed to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks or accurately assess Iraq's weapons capability.
Mac Ranger / Macsmind:
Mission Accomplished — No matter what you hear, Goss came, he saw, he conquered. This isn't a "staff change", it has nothing to do with Rove. It was understood when he came in what he was coming in for. He did what he came to do. — He swept, now others will collect the dust.
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Goss Steps Down — This may be administration spin, or (perhaps) we're learning what actually prompted Porter Goss to step down as CIA Director. According to ABC News, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte was unhappy with Goss's performance, and initiated an effort to get rid of the CIA director back in mid-April.
Anthony Citrano / The Cosmic Tap:
Hayden as Goss' Replacement? And you thought it couldn't get worse. — General Michael Hayden's name is being floated tonight by senior officials as a potential replacement for fired CIA chief Porter Goss. Hayden is principal deputy director of US intelligence and was the director of the NSA for five years.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Goss Resignation — Why did Porter Goss step down as head of the CIA - did he jump, or was he pushed? — I am operating in near-radio silence, but speculate away, leave trackbacks, and leave good links to great articles or posts. — My two cents - it has something to do with
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:Hookers — Color me confused. Everyone on TV seems to be buying …
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Think Progress:BREAKING: CIA Director Porter Goss Resigns
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:WHY DID GOSS GO?....So why did Porter Goss suddenly resign as head of the CIA?
Dan / Riehl World View:
Why Kennedy Is A Disgrace To Humanity … As one of a growing number of people who have known the dark road of addiction and subsequent recovery, permit me to offer some personal impressions regarding the show Rep. Patrick Kennedy put on today. — What I'll say about me is that for approximately 15 years …
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Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Police Report Filed in Kennedy Car Crash — Rep. Patrick Kennedy received three "notices of infractions" in connection with his early morning car crash near the Capitol, according to a police report. — The report by a U.S. Capitol Police officer said Kennedy drove his green 1997 Ford Mustang convertible …
The American Thinker:Patrick Kennedy and Cynthia McKinney
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CNN:Rep. Kennedy entering rehab after crash
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Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Conservatives Drive Bush's Approval Down — WASHINGTON - Angry conservatives are driving the approval ratings of President Bush and the GOP-led Congress to dismal new lows, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that underscores why Republicans fear an Election Day massacre.
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
The second ever protein wisdom fundraiser (or, how I learned to stop worrying about begging and love the influx of beautiful greenbacks) — True, I'm no Andrew Sullivan—hell, I'm only about one-third of Oliver Willis, come to think of it (thank you, Smart Balance spread!)
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Time to smear the latest Bush critic — Yesterday, Ray McGovern — an American citizen with a 27-year career as a CIA analyst behind him — stood up at a speech given by Donald Rumsfeld and aggressively questioned Rumsfeld on various statements Rumsfeld made regarding Iraq.
Nathalie Szerman / MEMRI:
Algerian Reformist Malek Chebel: 27 Propositions for Reforming Islam — Malek Chebel, a renowned anthropologist focusing on the Arab world, is one of today's prominent French-speaking North African intellectuals. In 2004, he established, in France, the Foundation for an Enlightened Islam.
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Ryan Sager / Real Clear Politics:
Immigration: South and West — Immigration is causing a split in the Republican Party. But it's not between business snobs and working slobs. It's between the South and the West. — While there may be state and local races this year where it makes sense for GOP candidates to take a hard line …
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Jerome Taylor / Independent:
Iraqi police 'killed 14-year-old boy for being homosexual' — Human rights groups have condemned the "barbaric" murder of a 14-year-old boy, who, according to witnesses, was shot on his doorstep by Iraqi police for the apparent crime of being gay. — Ahmed Khalil was shot at point-blank range …
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