Containing deep reserves of love, loss, and the universal desire for something better in hard-scrabble lives, Million Dollar Baby emerged, quietly and gracefully, as one of the most acclaimed films of 2004, released just in time to earn an abundance of year-end accolades, all of them well-deserved. --Jeff Shannon.
Chris Inglis, the deputy director of the National Security Agency and its top civilian official, stepped down this week, according to an agency spokeswoman. Fran Fleisch is now serving as the acting NSA deputy director, the agency's No. 2 position. She had been the NSA executive director, which is the third-highest ranking post. Inglis had previously said he would step down by the end of the year. NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander plans to retire in the spring.
The Counterterrorism Division is headed by Assistant Director, who reports to the Executive Assistant Director of the FBI National Security Branch. The current Assistant Director is Andrew McCabe, who was appointed by former FBI Director Robert Mueller on May 9, 2012.