Senate Prepares for Intelligence Bill
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Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, DN.Y., far right, is greeted by family members of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, just after the House of Representatives voted to overhaul the nation&#39;s intelligence network, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004.
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WASHINGTON - Senate leaders want to create a strong national intelligence director with budgetary authority but would leave the Pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.    Sen...
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Intelligence agencies came under sharp attack today from lawmakers, as did Congress, where a bill to put in place recommendations from the Sept.
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The Senate intelligence committee yesterday produced a new bipartisan bill governing foreign intelligence surveillance conducted inside the United States, but objections by several Democratic lawmakers to some of its provisions raised questions about how quickly it might gain passage.
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Leading Republicans and Democrats in  the U.S. Congress introduced legislation on Tuesday that would  create a new intelligence director and implement other  recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission.
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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 US Congress is ready to vote on sweeping changes to the country's intelligence agencies.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist predicted Sunday that Congress will have an intelligence overhaul bill by midweek, even though the chairmen of the House and Senate armed services committees want changes in its current version.
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A leading Republican senator on Sunday unveiled a plan to reform US intelligence operations, including giving increased budget and firing powers to a new director.
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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 House of Representatives was poised Tuesday to pass a sweeping restructuring of the US intelligence community, removing the final obstacle to legislation that lawmakers say
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A bipartisan group of Senators is pushing legislation that would force the CIA to release an inspector general's report on the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
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Some of the major events leading to the intelligence legislation:
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The US Senate took a major step toward reorganizing the US intelligence network, unveiling groundbreaking legislation to strengthen the country's defenses against terrorism.
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A sweeping reform of US intelligence agencies appears set for passage after key Republicans yesterday said their concerns about the legislation had been addressed.
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Congressional leaders reached final agreement Monday allowing passage of a bill to overhaul the nation&#39;s intelligence community and enact the major recommendations of the independent Sept.
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Congress detailed plans Wednesday to move quickly on reorganization of the nation's intelligence community, with House leaders promising action before the Nov. 2 election and Senate leaders saying they want a new intelligence director to control most of the nation's intelligence budget.