Deputy Director Kappes to leave CIA
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 15th, 2010 4:38 am by HL
Deputy Director Kappes to leave CIA
CIA Deputy Director Stephen R. Kappes, a veteran spy who has played a major role in overseeing the agency’s counterterrorism operations since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will retire in May and be replaced by the service’s top analyst, CIA officials said Wednesday.
West Virginia governor asks underground coal mines to halt production for a day
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III (D) asked all underground coal mines in his state on Wednesday to halt production for one day, so that workers can review safety issues in the wake of the April 5 explosion that killed 29 miners south of Charleston.
Massachusetts moving money out of 3 big banks to protest credit card rates
Massachusetts officials on Wednesday announced plans to move millions of dollars in state investments out of some of the nation’s biggest banks to protest credit card interest rates.