Word: mueller
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...such a Bush family taboo--it has been ever since Dad won the Gulf War only to lose re-election--that W. is about the last guy you'd expect to risk repeating the mistake. But so far his domestic generals--Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI chief Robert Mueller, Thompson and Ridge--have not found a way to coordinate their message or let just one voice deliver it. If they do, that person will have to start inspiring confidence, or he will do more harm than good...
...Current FBI director Robert Mueller, who came on the job right after Labor Day, signaled his intentions to keep Pickard on by naming him the "case agent" - the top investigator - on the so-called PENTTBOM investigation...
...Since September 11, Pickard has joined Mueller every morning at dawn as the director prepares to brief Attorney General John Ashcroft and President Bush. For the rest of the day and into the evening, Pickard presides over the FBI's Special Investigations and Operations Center, the crisis command center staffed by representatives of the bureau and 32 other federal agencies...
...Pickard is the second senior FBI official to announce his departure since Mueller arrived. Neil Gallagher, assistant FBI director in charge of the national security division, handed in his retirement papers last month. It is not clear who will replace either man. In fact, bureau sources say Mueller is considering radical changes in the FBI's top-tier management structure, replacing the deputy with three or more senior executives. The move is designed to alleviate the burn-out problem that has plagued Pickard and his immediate predecessors...
...There was some debate as to whether it was a good idea to release these warnings again. Officials got trashed by police departments after the October 11th warning because there was very little lead time and most people had no warning at all. That happened again yesterday; Ashcroft and Mueller made the announcement just before the national news...