Obama Tries To Ease Opposition To Intel Nominee -- NewsweekThe White House moves to build support for James Clapper's nomination.
In an apparent effort to build support among powerful senators for the nomination of James Clapper as new national intelligence director, the White House has sent a letter to Capitol Hill confirming its support for an intelligence bill that had been stalled in Congress for months. As Declassified reported earlier this week, congressional officials have signaled that senators are likely to slow-roll Clapper’s confirmation until after Congress finally passes, and the president signs, a long-pending intelligence-authorization bill that includes provisions intended to improve congressional oversight of secretive spy agencies.
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