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...Central Intelligence Agency hand who was close to outgoing Director Porter Goss was previously a paid consultant to one of the defense contractors who allegedly bribed ex-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, according to government documents and a person familiar with the matter. The financial link between Brant Bassett - who served two stints at the CIA and recommended the controversial Kyle "Dusty" Foggo for a top agency post - and defense contractor Brent Wilkes could prove a further embarrassment to Goss in the wake of what sources in and out of government say are investigations by the CIA inspector general...
...Duke University officials were slow to respond to the rape allegations against members of the lacrosse team because Durham police officials doubted the accuser and grossly underestimated the seriousness of the allegations, according to a report released on Monday by a special committee formed to examine the administration's role in the incident...
...According to the new report, members of the Durham police initially made comments to Duke police officers and others to the effect that the accuser "kept changing her story and was not credible" and that if charges were brought, "they would be no more than misdemeanors" and that this would "blow over." The report suggests that the comments by Durham police officers were one reason Duke officials were so slow to respond to the incident. It found no cover-up by Duke officials but did find a communication gap among Duke administrators...
...Also stepping down will be the CIA's executive director, Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, who was already on the way out even before Goss' departure was announced, one U.S. official said this afternoon. As part of an ongoing probe of defense contractors that has already sent ex-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham to prison, the Justice Department is looking into whether one of Cunningham's alleged benefactors gave Foggo improper gifts such as lavish travel, a knowledgeable source says. A CIA spokesman says Foggo denies any wrongdoing...
...staff members who seemed to specialize in mishandling personnel matters, Goss promoted Kyle (Dusty) Foggo to be the CIA's executive director and top budget chief. Foggo is now at the center of a growing investigation into a federal bribery case that has already sent former California Congressman Randy (Duke) Cunningham to prison for more than eight years. A source close to the investigation tells TIME that the Justice Department is investigating reports that one of Cunningham's benefactors, Pentagon and CIA contractor Brent Wilkes, a buddy of Foggo's since high school, provided Foggo with improper gifts, such...