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Report: Petraeus 'seriously considered' for CIA director By Jordan Fabian - 04/05/11 09:34 AM ET Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of allied forces in Afghanistan, is under consideration to become the next CIA director, according to a report. NPR reported Monday evening that several insiders say that Petraeus is being "seriously" considered for the key intelligence post. Under the proposed plan, CIA Director Leon Panetta could also move over to the Pentagon to serve as the next Defense secretary. He would replace Robert Gates, who wants to step down at the end of the year after serving in the Bush...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 - A radical proposal by Republican senators to break up the C.I.A. and transfer other intelligence agencies out of the Pentagon met with an expected rush of strong criticism on Monday from influential lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats alike, and drew a noncommittal response from President Bush. The president, speaking to reporters outside his ranch in Crawford, Tex., said he had not seen details of the proposal announced on Sunday by Senator Pat Roberts, the Kansas Republican who is chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. "Senator Roberts is a good, thoughtful guy who came up with an idea,...