Senate confirms Hayden as CIA director
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Gen. Michael Hayden won confirmation to be the 20th CIA director Friday in a lopsided Senate vote, placing a career Air Force officer in charge of the civilian spy agency that is grappling with intelligence reform at home as well as al-Qaida and other international threats.
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The Senate confirmed federal judge Michael Chertoff as the nation's second Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday, placing the tough-on-terrorism former prosecutor in charge of a bureaucracy prone to infighting and turf wars.
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The Senate overwhelmingly approved Robert M. Gates yesterday as the new defense secretary to replace Donald H. Rumsfeld, sealing a swift confirmation with a vote of 95 to 2 that reflected bipartisan confidence in   his willingness to overhaul U.S. strategy in Iraq.
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Judge Michael Chertoff is unanimously confirmed by the US Senate as the new homeland security chief.
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The Republican-led Senate approved President Bush's choice to head the CIA, Rep. Porter Goss, over protests from some Democrats who said he has too many Republican ties for a job that requires independence.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12-4 on Tuesday to approve the nomination of Republican Florida congressman Porter Goss to become the new CIA director, paving the way for full Senate confirmation.
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In what senators from both parties called a potential turning point for US intelligence agencies, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday afternoon to confirm Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla.
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The Senate voted 60 to 36 yesterday to confirm Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general, but only a handful of Democrats backed him after days of often strident debate over his role in setting controversial interrogation policies for detainees.
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According to this Salon story, Porter Goss, Bush&#39;s handpicked successor to Tenent has been approved by the Senate as the new CIA Director.
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The Senate confirmed Porter Goss as  the new CIA director on Wednesday amid growing momentum for  intelligence reform, terrorism threats and a persistent  insurgency in Iraq.
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Florida Congressman Porter Goss was approved Wednesday by the US Senate to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Goss replaces George Tenet, who resigned amid criticism about its handling of intelligence prior
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A Senate committee unanimously approved President George W. Bush's choice for defense secretary on Tuesday after he told the panel the United States was not winning in Iraq and needed a new approach to end the carnage and avert a possible region-wide war.
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed US Rep. Porter Goss as the nation&#39;s new CIA director, a daunting role that places the Florida Republican in the middle
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of senators swept aside objections from some Democrats that she be held accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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The Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved the most sweeping overhaul of the nation&#39;s intelligence system in more than a half-century, adopting the central recommendations of the commission that investigated the Sept.
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The Senate confirmed Porter Goss as  the new CIA director on Wednesday amid a clamor for  intelligence reform, constant terrorism threats and a  persistent insurgency in Iraq.
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GOVERNMENT:The legislation, expected to pass the Senate today, creates a national intelligence director who will oversee more than a dozen agencies.