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The former CIA deputy director is Biden's pick to head U.S. intelligence

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Jeff Stein
Nov 23, 2020
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And….the horses are at the clubhouse turn.

President-elect Joe Biden today announced Avril Haines as his nominee for director of national intelligence. If confirmed, the former deputy CIA director and Obama White House national security adviser would be the first woman to hold the top intelligence job.

As SpyTalk noted on Sunday, Haines transitioned from …

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