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Tough confirmation battle ahead for John Brennan?

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    Will Obama's pick for CIA head be approved?

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The president's pick to run the CIA spent 25 years there but given jobs -- correspondent Catherine Herridge tells us John Brennan.

May still face a contentious confirmation battle.

Thank you -- critics point to his controversial statements -- but the CIA interrogation program under President Bush.

As -- intelligence failures spreading in -- acknowledged the Stanley blew up a jet over Detroit on Christmas staying in 2009.

I told the president today pilot -- -- -- -- the president's.

Assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism.

And I told him that I will do better we will do better as a team.

Republicans accuse the Obama administration of negligence after whom Africa -- -- -- -- all of the underwear bomber was read his Miranda rights.

And lawyer up within hours of his arrest Republican said valuable intelligence about al-Qaeda in Yemen was lost for good.

In a scathing op Ed titled we need no lectures Brennan seemed to take on the role of White House attack dog.

-- quote politically motivated criticism -- unfounded fear mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda.

The notion that America's counterterrorism professionals and America's system of justice are unable to handle these murders miscreants is absurd.

Critics also know -- apparent defense of the CIA's interrogation program under President Bush.

While describing waterboarding as inconsistent with American values in in November 2007 interview.

-- also told CBS news quote.

There have been a lot of information that has come out from these interrogation procedures that the agency has in fact used against the real hardcore terrorist.

It has saved lives.

Given -- -- track record over the last four years a former senior intelligence official questioned.

-- he could successfully recast himself as neutral or whether the appointment with further politicize the role of the CIA -- Kevin thank you off.

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