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138 美国参议院提名将FBI局长进行听证
US Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearings for FBI Nominee
Jim Malone
Washington
10 Jul 2001 01:32 UTC
US Senate is expected to hold confirmation hearings in the next few weeks for President Bush's choice to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Last week, the president announced that 1)veteran federal prosecutor Robert Mueller has agreed to head the FBI, a world famous crime-fighting agency that has weathered several 2)embarrassing 3)setbacks in recent years.
Robert Mueller is an 4)experienced federal 5)prosecutor. As a former top official in the Justice Department, Mr. Mueller supervised the prosecutions of former Panamanian President Manuel Noriega and organized crime figure John Gotti.
In his most recent job as the U.S. attorney in San Francisco, he has won praise from Democrats and Republicans for improving an office long criticized for low numbers of successful prosecutions.
Now, Mr. Mueller faces the greatest challenge of his career turning around a 6)revered crime-fighting agency that has become 7)tarnished in recent years.
Even President Bush acknowledges the job will not be easy. "The FBI has a great tradition that Mr. Mueller must now affirm and some important challenges he must confront," he said. "Like the Department of Justice, the FBI must remain independent of politics and 8)uncompromising in its mission."
It will be a difficult job. But Robert Mueller says he is up to it. "I am deeply honored by the trust that President Bush has shown in 9)nominating me to head the Federal Bureau of 10)Investigation," he said.
Colleagues say Mr. Mueller is a man of few words who will not hesitate to shake up a 11)bureaucracy in order to achieve results. Former Attorney General Janet Reno approves of the Mueller nomination. She spoke on NBC television. "I think that whatever his personality is that he is the perfect fit because he is dedicated, he is energetic, he relates well to people and I think he will be a 12)marvelous leader for the FBI," she said.
The challenges facing Robert Mueller are enormous; beginning with the FBI's damaged public image. Just last week veteran FBI agent Robert Hanssen admitted spying for Russia over a period that spanned two-decades. A few months ago, the 13)bureau was forced to admit that it had misplaced evidence concerning Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, a 14)revelation that forced a one-month delay in his execution.
The FBI has also been criticized for mishandling the 15)espionage investigation involving nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee, and the quality of the work being done at the bureau's evidence laboratory in Washington.
Former FBI Agent David Major was at one time Robert Hanssen's supervisor in counterintelligence operations. He says Robert Mueller is well positioned to make changes in the FBI in the wake of the Hanssen spy case. "This kind of case will not have a day to day effect on their lives and profession, but a new director will because he will change and affect the culture, the career assignments that they will work on, their 16)priorities and amount of money," said Mr. Major. "It will affect fundamentally the organization."
Mr. Major remains in touch with many of his former 17)colleagues at the FBI. He says morale at the agency remains high despite the FBI's well-publicized problems of late.
But Mr. Major also suggests that director-18)designate Mueller is going to have to get used to 19)criticism. "One or two cases that do not go well or can be criticized clearly are looked at in great detail where that is not true in other locations," he said. "The good news is that what you do is important. But the bad news is that if you do not do it perfectly, someone is going to be there to criticize you."
Mr. Mueller will succeed Louis Freeh who was 20)appointed by former President Clinton in 1993.
Political analysts say Robert Mueller would do well to follow Mr. Freeh's example of maintaining good relations with key members of Congress, something that helped him keep his job during some difficult days for the FBI.
(1) veteran[5vetErEn]n.老兵, 老手, 富有经验的人adj.老兵的, 经验丰富的
(2) embarrass[Im5bArEs]vt.使困窘, 使局促不安, 阻碍, 麻烦
(3) setback[5setbAk]n.顿挫, 挫折, 退步, 逆流, (疾病的)复发
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(6) revere[rI`vIE(r)]v.尊敬, 敬畏, 崇敬
(7) tarnish[5tB:nIF]v.失去光泽
(8) uncompromising[Qn5kRmprEmaIzIN]adj.不妥协的, 不让步的, 强硬的
(9) nominate[5nRmIneIt]vt.提名, 推荐, 任命, 命名
(10) investigation[InvestI5^eIF(E)n]n.调查, 研究
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(12) marvelous adj.引起惊异的, 不可思议的, 非凡的
(13) bureau[5bjJErEJ]n.办公桌, 衣柜<美>局, 办公署
(14) revelation[revE5leIF(E)n]n.显示, 揭露, 被揭露的事, 新发现, 启示, 揭示
(15) espionage[5espIEnB:V]n.间谍, 侦探
(16) priority[praI5RrItI; (?@) -C:r-]n.先, 前, 优先, 优先权
(17) colleague[5kRli:^]n.同事, 同僚
(18) designate[5dezI^neIt]vt.指明, 指出, 任命, 指派v.指定, 指派
(19) criticism[5krItIsIz(E)m]n.批评, 批判
(20) appoint[E5pCInt]vt.约定, 指定(时间,地点), 任命, 委任
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