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Sources: Hastings won't lead House Intelligence Committee
From CNN Congressional Correspondent Andrea KoppelWASHINGTON (CNN) -- Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't pick Rep. Alcee Hastings to lead the House Intelligence Committee when Congress reconvenes under Democratic control in January, Democratic sources said Tuesday. Hastings was considered next in line to lead the panel after Pelosi indicated that she was unlikely to pick the committee's current ranking Democrat, California Rep. Jane Harman, due to term limits. But critics objected to Hastings because he was impeached and removed from a federal judgeship in the 1980s after being acquitted of bribery charges. Pelosi told Hastings of her decision in a Tuesday afternoon meeting at the Capitol, two Democratic sources told CNN. Hastings declined comment after the meeting but said he would have a statement later in the day. No decision on who would lead the intelligence committee, which oversees U.S. spy agencies, has been announced. (Posted 3:26 p.m.) Posted by: Sherry 2006-11-28 |
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