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Delicate balancing act for Obama in CIA-Senate row

By Associated Press, Julie Pace
Published March 15, 2014 12:00am ET
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Delicate balancing act for Obama in CIA-Senate row
The public spat between President Obama’s trusted CIA ally and a loyal senator has sharpened the focus on his complicated role in managing the terrorism-fighting programs he inherited. Obama wants to stay neutral in the feud between Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and CIA Director John Brennan, Obama’s former top counterterrorism adviser. Feinstein this past week […]

The public spat between President Obama’s trusted CIA ally and a loyal senator has sharpened the focus on his complicated role in managing the terrorism-fighting programs he inherited.

Obama wants to stay neutral in the feud between Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and CIA Director John Brennan, Obama’s former top counterterrorism adviser.

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