Prospects Dim on Spy Agencies Overhaul Bill

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By Donna Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers said on Friday it was increasingly unlikely they could deliver a measure to overhaul U.S. spy agencies to President Bush (news - web sites) by the Nov. 2 elections, a delay some supporters said could imperil the post Sept. 11 reforms.



Putting a brave face on what has been slower-than-expected negotiations between the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on intelligence reform, lawmakers said they still hoped to make progress on a final bill over the weekend to get it to the president by the elections. But they conceded it would be difficult.


"There is progress, but it would be unrealistic to say that there was not sufficient work that still needed to be done," said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Peter Hoekstra, a Michigan Republican who is heading the negotiations.


Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who is a leading Senate negotiator, said the goal was ambitious but they were still aiming for it.

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Another area that * could use the bully pulpit, but rather drag it out till after the elections. No big surprise here. :(

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1. bush* NEEDS to get this done before the elections. Or else he may

find his ass in some very deep post-election shit.

I sincerely hope (and do think) that Porter Goss is just temping right now. He's the first person I'd get rid of if I were Kerry. Luckily bush* takes the other asswipes back to Crawford with him. I suppose they could always try to form their own third world county.