Intelligence bill foes appear firm
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President Bush urged Congress again Saturday to pass the intelligence restructuring bill, but key House opponents appeared to remain firm, and some dissenters began to emerge in the Senate.
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Key lawmakers said on Tuesday they  were optimistic of quick approval by Congress for reforms of  the U.S. intelligence services including a powerful new  director, despite disputes between the Senate and the House of  Representatives.
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WASHINGTON - If House GOP leaders would allow a vote on legislation designed to overhaul the nation&#39;s intelligence community, it would easily pass, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle predicted Sunday.
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Washington -- A fierce dispute over the powers of a new national intelligence director threatened Friday to derail congressional negotiations aimed at completing an intelligence reform bill before the Nov. 2 elections.
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Key legislators on opposite sides of the deadlocked effort to reorganize the nation's intelligence community said Monday they will not compromise their positions to give Congress a chance to pass the measure at a special two-day session early next month.
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Key lawmakers said on Tuesday they were optimistic of quick approval by Congress for reforms of the U.S. intelligence services including a powerful new director, despite disputes between the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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Two issues have House Republicans tied in a knot on the intelligence bill President Bush says he wants: military control of spy satellites and provisions that, some lawmakers say, let terrorists shield themselves with claims of political asylum.
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Intelligence agencies came under sharp attack Sunday from lawmakers, as did Congress, where a bill to put in place recommendations from the Sept. 11 commission has stalled heading into this week's postelection session.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 18, 2004  Two influential Senate Republicans are putting forward competing proposals to change the intelligence community&#39;s leadership structure, despite words of caution from top Pentagon officials.
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Congressional negotiators ended a thorny disagreement with a key Republican lawmaker over intelligence reform Monday, possibly clearing the way for passage of legislation
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Defying President George W. Bush, a   group of Senate Republicans on Wednesday said they would press   ahead with legislation to try foreign terrorism suspects that   the White House said would stifle CIA intelligence-gathering.
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With one chief holdout down and one to go, a bill that would reform the intelligence system appears on course to be passed, perhaps today.
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The Bush administration and holdout GOP senators expressed confidence on Sunday they could reach a compromise on rules for CIA interrogations of suspected terrorists.
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US congressional negotiators reached agreement on a sweeping intelligence overhaul bill Monday after a-month-long standoff, paving the way for lawmakers to pass the legislation
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Leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers continue to press for passage of a landmark bill to reform US intelligence agencies. The fate of the legislation appears to hinge on a few key
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Unwilling to concede defeat, congressional leaders expressed hope Sunday that lawmakers could return next month to resolve a turf battle that has blocked passage of an overhaul of the nation's intelligence agencies. Much depends on whether President Bush is more active in bringing his own troops in line, they said.
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House Democrats, who let the law expire Saturday, see little danger. Intelligence officials argue the ability to track potential terrorists is impaired.