Tenet urges CIA mutiny as Senate reports stain era
The outgoing CIA Director George Tenet urged employees to resist reform if successors or Congress push the agency in the wrong direction. Senate Intelligence Committee reports accuse the CIA of leadership failures and misreading Iraq WMD threats, while Tenet’s leadership is blamed for a broader erosion of analytical rigor.
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George J. Tenet
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Tenet
Senate Intelligence Committee
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Bush
Colin L. Powell
U.N. Security Council
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Los Angeles Times
It Is Time To Move Forward In Trenton EMS Change
A Trenton City Council member who opposed firing City Manager Patrick Titterington backs moving toward a city run EMS. He criticizes the privately operated Trenton Rescue Squad for leadership problems while praising police and fire chiefs and urges city control and accountability for EMS delivery. The letter calls for ending private EMS and replacing it with city EMS to serve a growing community.
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Michael) Jett
Patrick Titterington
Jett
Middletown Regional Hospital
TRS
Fire Department
Trenton Fire Department
Trenton Police Department
Ohio
Rod Hale
Tom Puckett
City Council
Sound Off at 245153 on honoring the flag and politics
A reader argues the flag symbolizes the nation and should be honored even amid debate. They critique local blame on Kerry and Edwards before election and urge fellow townspeople to wake up and engage with world events.
Bush did not lie about Iraq WMD claims, senate report says
Analysis argues Bush largely echoed CIA assessments and world intelligence on Saddam Hussein's WMD, citing the Senate Intelligence Committee report. It notes the infamous 16 words were based on questionable Niger uranium claims, challenged by Joseph Wilson and later reports, while debate continues over intent and post 9/11 actions.
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Iraq
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Senate Committee
State of the Union
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Africa
Joseph Wilson
Niger
Wilson
Senate
Financial Times
The
Times
Britain
al-Qaida
Newsweek
Michael Isikoff
Colin Powell
United Nations
Curve Ball
Pentagon
Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln
Tribune Media Services, Inc
The Trial Lawyer Debate Fact Check in Bush Era
A Justice Department survey shows most civil cases end in trial before settlement, with dropping trial numbers and modest awards. It notes a single large class-action against an insurer and a huge Texas contract-dispute award, while blaming broader cost drivers like investment income and insurer profits for rising premiums.
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George W. Bush
John Edwards
America
John Ashcroft
United States
Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Center For State Courts
Bush
Texas
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