Weldon's Candor Complicates Committee Post

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By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
41 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - When it comes to counterterror strategy, maverick Rep. Curt Weldon (news, bio, voting record) tells it as he sees it — often to the extreme discomfort of fellow Republican lawmakers and the Bush administration.


But his candor in a new book accusing the CIA of ignoring terror information has called Weldon's credibility into question as he is being considered to chair the House Homeland Security Committee.

As the committee's vice chairman, Weldon, R-Pa., is among a small number of Republicans competing to ascend to the panel's top job as early as next month. The new chairman would replace Rep. Christopher Cox (news, bio, voting record), R-Calif., who is awaiting Senate confirmation to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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