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To: coug who wrote (22501)	7/17/2003 9:20:46 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Tenet Says White House Official Insisted Questionable Information Be Included in Speech, Democrat Says By Ken Guggenheim Associated Press Writer Published: Jul 17, 2003 ap.tbo.com WASHINGTON (AP) - CIA Director George Tenet told members of Congress a White House official insisted that President Bush's State of the Union address include an assertion about Saddam Hussein's nuclear intentions that had not been verified, a Senate Intelligence Committee member said Thursday. Sen. Dick Durbin, who was present for a 4 1/2-hour appearance by Tenet behind closed doors with Intelligence Committee members Wednesday, said Tenet named the official. But the Illinois Democrat said that person's identity could not be revealed because of the confidentiality of the proceedings. "He (Tenet) certainly told us who the person was who was insistent on putting this language in which the CIA knew to be incredible, this language about the uranium shipment from Africa," Durbin said on ABC's "Good Morning America." "And there was this negotiation between the White House and the CIA about just how far you could go and be close to the truth and unfortunately those sixteen words were included in the most important speech the president delivers in any given year," Durbin added.