Senate Confirms Goss As New CIA Head
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The US Senate Wednesday approved Rep. Porter Goss as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Florida Republican received easy approval 77-17, despite complaints from Democrats on the Senate Intelligence
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WASHINGTON - 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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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 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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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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(Washington-AP) Sept. 24, 2004 - The new CIA director has been sworn in. Porter Goss was sworn in by White House chief of staff Andrew Card in an Oval Office ceremony as President Bush looked on.
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Top Republican lawmakers voiced support for new CIA Director Porter Goss on Sunday after the resignations of at least two top officials raised questions about a possible upheaval in the agency.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the increasingly unpopular Iraq war.
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With the departure next month of the CIA's deputy director for intelligence, Jami A. Miscik, CIA Director Porter J. Goss will have largely completed the replacement of top agency officials that his aides had predicted to colleagues when they took control in October.
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President Bush's election victory means job security for someone else: CIA Director Porter Goss. A loyal Republican congressman from Florida, Goss was Bush's last major nomination before the election. Goss, 65, took over the Central Intelligence Agency in late September, with the knowledge that he could be out of work if Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won.
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The removal of the agency's deputy director for intelligence opens a major new chapter in a shakeup under Porter J. Goss, the agency's chief.
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The 77-17 roll call by which the Senate voted to approve President Bush's nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., as Central Intelligence Agency director.
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The Republican-led Senate was poised to approve President Bush&#39;s choice to head the CIA, Rep. Porter Goss, over protests from some Democrats who say he has too many Republican ties for a job that requires independence.
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In an Oval Office ceremony, Porter Goss was sworn in today to head the CIA and lead an intelligence community that has faced intense criticism for failures and faulty information before the Sept.
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The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Porter Goss as the next Director of Central Intelligence, charging him with the task of rebuilding a community under immense criticism for mishandling intelligence prior to the Sept.
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The Senate confirmed Porter Goss as  the new CIA director on Wednesday amid growing momentum for  intelligence reform, constant terrorism threats and a  persistent insurgency in Iraq.
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Description: More changes are coming at the CIA, where new director Porter Goss has been in the process of cleaning house since his arrival last fall.