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WASHINGTON – President Bush’s commission on weapons of mass destruction (search) is expected to call on U.S. intelligence agencies to take steps to ensure information flows more freely among them, breaking down long-standing barriers and cultures of secrecy, federal officials say. The report recommends creating formal procedures for analysts to …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syrian military intelligence (search) started clearing out of its offices in Beirut and the northern city of Tripoli on Tuesday in line with demands by the United States and the Lebanese opposition. The evacuation of the Syrian intelligence service, a widely resented arm through which Damascus (search) …

NEW YORK – Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s efforts to swindle the U.N. Oil-for-Food program was no secret to U.S. officials, but any efforts to tighten the program would have endangered international support for Oil-for-Food (search), a U.S. diplomat told the Senate on Tuesday. Patrick Kennedy, deputy ambassador to the …