Gates' CIA Past Could Haunt Him in Confirmation Hearings

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"The president's choice of Robert Gates to succeed Mr. Rumsfeld . . . is deeply troubling," Rep. Rush D. Holt, D-N.J., said in a prepared statement.

"During his tenure at CIA, Mr. Gates developed a reputation for pressuring analysts and managers to shape analytical conclusions to fit administration positions, a fact that led dozens of current and former CIA analysts to oppose his confirmation as CIA Director in 1991," said Holt, who will likely chair an intelligence subcommittee starting in January."