Altricial, meaning requiring nourishment, refers to a pattern of growth and development in organisms which are incapable of moving around on their own soon after hatching or being born.
United States Attorney Lynne A. Battaglia hired Rosenstein as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 1997. He litigated a wide range of cases, coordinated the credit card fraud and international assistance programs and supervised the law student intern program.
Feinstein began negotiating the terms of the committeeâs investigation in the spring of 2009, during an unusual period of openness. The C.I.A. had a new director, Leon Panetta, a former congressman, whom Obama had instructed to improve the agencyâs relationship with the legislature.