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.
According to 10 U.S.C. Â§ 201 of the United States Code, the Director of the NSA is recommended by the Secretary of Defense and nominated for appointment by the President. The nominee must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. In accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5100.20, dated December 23, 1971, the Director of the NSA must always be a commissioned officer of the military services.