CIA's mission is to provide the president and other leaders of our government with the best possible foreign intelligence to help keep our nation safe and strong.

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Though the process typically works well, there will always be the anomaly, given the tremendous amount of material and multiple players involved.

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The CIA is moving aggressively to rebuild and enhance its capabilities across the board.

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That's what gets the people of this agency fired up to come to work every day. They know that the president appreciates the job that they do.

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As as rule we do not comment on the personal career decisions of individual employees.

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When requests come in from Congress, of course they receive appropriate consideration.

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[Not every audience member was hostile to Goss, the sources say. A Goss sympathizer complained:] People are turning this into an agency version of the 'Jerry Springer Show'. ... The director is a strong believer in candor and open communication within the CIA family.

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The CIA has released more than 26m pages to the national archives since 1998 - a huge amount of work by a small number of people. Other agencies also released CIA documents. Though the process typically works well, there will always be the anomaly.

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They're identifying with success and hoping to inspire more.

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