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Article: Ending interagency feuds Chertoff-Negroponte alliance key to security; Heavy lifting yet to come.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- May 26, 2005
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Byline: Daniel B. Prieto, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte are new to the cabinet, but they've been Washington insiders for long enough to know the value of alliances. As Mr. Chertoff nears completion of a top-to-bottom review of the young Department of Homeland Security and Mr. Negroponte assembles his team to fix the intelligence community, they risk being the odd men out against the Washington behemoths that are the object of reform - the Defense Department, CIA and FBI. By working together, these Davids could be a match for the Goliaths and forge the change the ...