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The Hayden Confirmation Hearing

05.19.06 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

“I do think we overclassify, and I think it’s because we got bad habits,” said Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the nominee to be the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

See the full transcript of his May 18 confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence here (pdf).