News Alert: C.I.A. Nominee Is Confirmed

35 Minutes ago, the Senate confirmed Gen. Michael V. Hayden as the next C.I.A. boss.

Hayden will stand up to the president or anybody else who's trying to get him to reach a certain conclusion on the intelligence, and speak truth to power. (Hayden according to Levin)

Hayden is the leader and honest broker the CIA needs to regain its footing as the world's premier spy service. (Hayden according to Feinstein)

(Carl Levin is in the Senate from the part of Michigan, and Diane Feinstein is from California. Both are Democrats)

(Buffalo News)