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Published 1/9/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Friday chose an outspoken and controversial CIA veteran as his top counterterrorism adviser, a move that could raise eyebrows but assures frank dialogue in the White House.
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