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The article examines an alleged double standard in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) about male operatives and female operatives. In 1995 the CIA paid nearly a million dollars to over 400 women over sex discrimination. The CIA has been under fire for turning away potential recruits because of their foreign relatives. At least 25 women have complained to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission citing they are held to a higher standard concerning sexual affairs than men. INSET: Suspicious Minds.

Profiles the efforts of groups in the United States government to reform the intelligence agencies of the nation as investigations regarding the attacks of September 11, 2001 continue. Details of the programs under works by central intelligence; Efforts of the 9/11 Commission to find new information regarding Al Qaeda and the terror attacks; Role of Richard Clarke of the National Security Council; Lists and identities of CIA "spooks"; Quotes from analysts; Role of India as a nuclear power.

Reports on the resignation of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director George Tenet. Discussion of the controversies surrounding Tenet and the CIA during his seven-year tenure as director; Details of the challenges Tenet faced when he took over the post in 1997; Tenet's achievements as director; Claim that Tenet is particularly proud of the CIA's work in the war on terrorism, the Middle East peace process, and the agency's unraveling of the nuclear black market that stretched from Pakistan to Libya and North Korea; Comparison between Tenet and the last long-serving CIA director, William Casey; Discussion of the CIA's biggest blunders under Tenet: the agency's failure to stop the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and its flawed intelligence on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; Speculation about whether the CIA will be able to regain its status as the world's leading intelligence agency after these and other glaring failures; Speculation about why Tenet resigned last week; Speculation about who will replace Tenet.

Discusses investigations at the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Energy, prompted by the arrest of FBI agent Robert Hanssen and unproven spy allegations against physicist Wen Ho Lee. Damage done by counterintelligence investigations at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after the arrest of double spy Aldrich Ames; Question of whether polygraphs are helpful in such investigations; How the agencies must guard national security, but not at the expense of agents' individual rights. INSET: Pandora's box.

This article offers news briefs on U.S. politics. Condoleeza Rice polled very high among California Republicans. CIA bloggers are reminded that the agency must approve any writings by past and present employees. There are hints that Rudy Giuliani may run for president in 2008. Donald Rumsfeld appeared at a retirement party for a member of the Pentagon press corps. MSNBC is edging closer to CNN in the 25-to-54 demographic. President George W. Bush called on photographer Larry Downing to take pictures at an event.

Examines the performance of Porter Goss, the appointed director of central intelligence in the U.S. Controversy surrounding several key decisions made by Goss; Influence of partisan politics on Goss' management decisions; Organizational conflict within in the CIA after Goss' appointment; Impact of changes at the CIA on reform efforts across the U.S. intelligence community.

Presents news briefs related to politics in the United States as of October 11, 2004. Estimated total cost of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks nears $1 trillion; Increasing secrecy surrounding CIA intelligence; President George W. Bush's criticism of Senator John Kerry's hairstyle; Success of political commentator Bill O'Reilly's Fox network television show "The O'Reilly Factor."

Profiles Republican Representative Porter Goss, President George W. Bush's nominee to run the Central Intelligence Agency. Highlights of his background in intelligence; Concern among some Democrats regarding putting a politician in charge of the agency.

Profiles the United States Central Intelligence Agency and their operations. How George Tenet was sworn in as the fifth CIA director in six years; How the presence of terrorism abroad has made it more difficult for the CIA to operate in embassies under diplomatic cover; How the CIA blame their own spies for handing down bogus information regarding the war in Iraq.

Discusses 9/11 commission hearings in the United States and how members of intelligence agencies are placing blaming on others for their inability to prevent the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Way that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency have tried to defer blame from themselves by focusing on funding shortages, a lack of prioritization and management's failure to shift resources; Failures of both agencies; How the agencies can repair their shortcomings.

Reports on Al Jafr Prison in Jordan. Description of the prison in the southern desert; History of the prison which closed in the 1970s and re-opened in the 1990s; Use of the prison for terrorist detainees and by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency for secret interrogations since September 11, 2001; Partnership between the U.S. and Jordan.

Discusses political news from the U.S.. Retiring U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey has an excuse for all the dumb things he has said. Armey says he cured a mean streak after finding Christ in 1995, though it didn't cure his foot-in-mouth disease. U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill is studying as he draws up a new package of tax initiatives. Democrats are whispering that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency missile attack in Yemen on November 3, 2002, which killed six al Qaeda leaders, was a political ploy for good war news on the eve of the elections. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is a presidential candidate with lots of big ideas.

Discusses the strategy of the United States Republican Party in its attempt to have US presidential candidate George W. Bush elected to office, and mentions several other political news briefs. Hillary Rodham Clinton's frequent power walks which she claims keep her calm; US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) monitoring of Russia.

The article discusses news concerning politics in Washington, D.C. for the week of June 12, 2006. United States President George W. Bush came up with the idea of giving Iran a final test before pressing for sanctions. General Michael Hayden faces a skeptical workforce after his appointment as director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The article discusses three graduates of the CIA's class of 1985 who have been recently in the news. They include Valerie Plame, the former agent whose outing is under investigation, Larry Johnson, a terrorism expert and critic of George W. Bush, and Jim Marcinkowski, a Democratic candidate for a congressional seat representing Michigan's Eighth District.

The article looks at how several reports containing criticisms related to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have been withheld from the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence website. According to the author, the Center for the Study of Intelligence is known for its openness. Details of the reports are reviewed. The reports are reportedly available through the CIA's public-affairs office.

Profiles George Tenet, the former director of central intelligence in the United States. Reasons for his resignation; His response to criticism of his leadership and operations; Quotes; Successes and failures.

Reports on efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency to work together in fighting al Qaeda after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Congressional investigation of the two agencies for possible intelligence failures preceding the attack due to lack of cooperation in sharing information; Discussion of the agencies' divergent cultures and how their missions clash.

Discusses security measures taken at the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Visitors who must leave mobile phones and other equipment at the reception desk; Decision to lift the ban on certain personal digital assistants (PDA) for employees; Worries of some people that the PDA pose a security risk.

Reports on problems in the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Classified internal briefing by CIA director George Tenet on his plan to solve the problems; Spy network of the CIA that is depleted and ineffective; Loss by the intelligence community of its technological edge over other countries; Surprise of the CIA at India's testing of nuclear devices.