08-02-04 - WHITE HOUSE (AP) - The White House says President Bush has decided to back the Nine Eleven Commission's call for a new intelligence czar. A Rose Garden announcement is scheduled for later Monday morning.
Press Secretary Scott McClellan says the new director of national intelligence will "have the authority he needs" to coordinate Washington's 15 spy agencies and better wage the war on terror.
However, officials say Bush differs from the commission on one point. He thinks the director and a new counter-terrorism center should be outside the White House hierarchy. One official said placing them inside the Executive Office of the President could undermine the intelligence community's traditional autonomy.
The planned announcement comes as homeland security officials ramp up defenses amid intelligence suggesting a new al-Qaida plot to cripple America's financial institutions.
McClellan says Bush got a briefing on the intelligence Monday and on the counter measures being taken.
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
