Pete Yost
Washington Times
March 21, 2011
Two officials who worked for President George W. Bush, including one who threatened to resign to block legally questionable terror-surveillance programs, may soon be President Obama’s choice to head the FBI, according to people familiar with the search.
@-Text.normal:James Comey and Kenneth Wainstein served in sensitive national security-related posts at the Justice Department in the Bush administration. That could make for interesting confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee if Mr. Obama selects either to succeed FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III. His 10-year, nonrenewable term expires Sept. 4.
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Their service as political appointees under a Republican president is a key factor in explaining the rise of Mr. Comey and Mr. Wainstein in the search. The Obama administration faces an expanded Republican minority in the Senate, complicating the confirmation prospects of any nominee who draws united GOP opposition.
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