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Hoekstra calls Dems' CIA letter 'bizarre'

The senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee calls Democratic accusations that the CIA lied to Congress "bizarre."

Michigan Rep. Peter Hoekstra criticized committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes of Texas, saying, "There's no leadership here."

Reyes and other committee Democrats sent Hoekstra a letter saying that CIA Director Leon Panetta had acknowledged that senior CIA officials have misled lawmakers repeatedly since 2001. But a GOP spokesman has suggested that the letter was timed to deflect a controversy involving House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's knowledge of CIA interrogation techniques.

Hoekstra told CBS' "The Early Show" on Thursday that it appears that Reyes …

Youths head up households in Rwanda

KAYONZA, Rwanda Long before the blistering sun has reared itshead, Ejide Mbarushimana, 15, has begun a day of backbreaking labor.He can be found stripping the rotting bark off the banana trees atthe back of the mud-and-thatch hut where he lives, or digging up theaggressive weeds that threaten to strangle his fruit crop.

After he has finished this chore, he prepares a meal of mashedbananas and beans for his three brothers, ages 13, 11 and 7. On somedays, the younger children go to school; on others, Ejide sends themto scour nearby fields for sorghum so the boys can have somethingdifferent to eat for supper.

For three years, Ejide - whose parents are presumed …

GE engines to power Etihad's Boeing jets.

Byline: K.T. Abdurabb

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has selected the GEnx-1B engine to power its new fleet of 35 Boeing 787-9 aircraft and the GE90-115B engine to power its 10 new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

According to a statement from GE, the total value of both engine orders is worth $2.2 billion (over 8 billion dirhams) list price. Additionally, the airline holds options for 25 Boeing 787 aircraft and 10 Boeing 777-300ERs with purchase rights for a further 10 Boeing 787 and five Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

Etihad Airways has also signed a multi-year long-term services OnPointSM solution agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of …

56% APPROVAL RATE IS PATAKI'S BEST YET.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: -- Associated Press

ALBANY -- Halfway through his first term, George Pataki's job approval rating is at 56 percent, his highest yet as governor, according to an independent statewide poll out Tuesday.

The poll, by the Quinnipiac College Polling Institute, also found that 54 percent of those surveyed said they favored continuing rent regulation of New York City …