Facing a Rift, U.S. Spy Chief to Step Down

WASHINGTON — His exit after little more than a year comes as the White House is facing thorny decisions about Iran’s nuclear program, the future of Afghanistan and the spread of militancy from Pakistan’s tribal areas.

It also fuels new doubts about the success, and wisdom, of the major intelligence overhaul in 2004 that created the spymaster position. - New York Times

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