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  • Anthony Lake Withdraws Candidacy for CIA Director

    In a stunning development yesterday afternoon, President Clinton’s nominee to lead Central Intelligence withdrew his candidacy. Anthony Lake, who had already gone through three days of confirmation hearings before the Senate Intelligence Committee, reportedly told President Clinton that he was sick of being "a dancing bear in a political circus."
    March 18, 1997 | Story