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Analysis: Obama asks for DNI Blair’s resignation

Wall Street Journal Intelligence correspondent Siobhan Gorman brings us analysis.

Federal News Network Staff

May 21, 2010 5:09 pm

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The Obama administration has asked the nation’s top spymaster for his resignation.

The rocky relationship between the President and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair was evident during a series of meetings earlier this week.

Some government insiders are saying the White House didn’t support the intelligence leaders because they sought to control major intelligence decisions themselves.

Siobhan Gorman is the Intelligence correspondent at the Wall Street Journal and brings us analysis.