WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, nominated to be CIA director, won public support from two independent-minded Republican senators on Friday despite revelations that he oversaw efforts to track the phone calls of tens of millions of Americans.
"We need a CIA director in place," said Susan Collins, the Maine Republican who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "I believe Gen. Hayden has the qualifications, the managerial experience and the leadership that is needed."
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