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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5296QZ20090311
U.S. Intelligence Pick Pulls Out after Objections
[Reuters] Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Charles Freeman, named to head the National Intelligence Council which produces formal U.S. intelligence assessments of security issues, withdrew on Tuesday amid congressional objections over his past criticism of Israel and ties to China and Saudi Arabia. Freeman was president of the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington think tank that received funding from Saudi Arabia.