Confirmation battle looming

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Nothing like 'YES' men when you need to get the job done:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070105/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/spy_change

Bush nominates top spy, moves Negroponte

By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago

WASHINGTON -
President Bush nominated an intelligence veteran, former National Security Agency Director Mike McConnell, to be the country's second national intelligence director. In a reshuffling of his national security team, Bush also chose his former top spymaster, John Negroponte, to be deputy secretary of state.

"Each of them will do good work in their new positions and it is vital that they take up their new responsibilities promptly," Bush said on Friday.