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R. James Woolsey, CIA director during the Clinton administration, dies at 84

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R. James Woolsey, a national security expert who led the CIA for two turbulent years after his appointment by President Bill Clinton, has died. He was 84.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    James Woolsey, CIA director under Bill Clinton, dies at 84 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor. In recent years, he suffered from “Havana syndrome,” his wife said.

  2. Federal News Network

    R. James Woolsey, CIA director during the Clinton administration, dies at 84 (opens Federal News Network)

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    R. James Woolsey, a national security expert who led the CIA for two turbulent years after his appointment by President Bill Clinton, has died. He was 84.

  3. Winchester Star

    R. James Woolsey, Clinton's CIA director, dies at 84 (opens Winchester Star)

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    R. James Woolsey, a national security expert who led the CIA for two turbulent years after his appointment by President Bill Clinton, has died. He was 84. Several newspapers report that Woolsey, who became CIA director in early 1993, died…

  4. The Boston Globe

    James Woolsey, embattled CIA director under Clinton, dies at 84 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A defense and arms control analyst, he would drift politically to the right after his service leading the spy agency.

  5. Just the News

    Former Clinton CIA Director James Woolsey dies at the age of 84 (opens Just the News)

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    Woolsey's wife, Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, told several outlets that her husband, who served as CIA director from 1993 to 1995, died Tuesday from a stroke. His health had already been declining in recent years because of “Havana syndrome."

  6. New York Post

    Former CIA Director James Woolsey suffered from Havana Syndrome before his death, wife claims (opens New York Post)

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    Woolsey, who died of a stroke at his Washington, DC, home, led the spy agency for two years under former President Bill Clinton in the early 1990s – making him perhaps the highest-ranking government official to have been afflicted by the mysterious ailment.

  7. The Hill

    Former CIA Director James Woolsey dies (opens The Hill)

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    R. James Woolsey, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under former President Clinton who served a brief, embattled tenure, died on Wednesday. He was 84. Woolsey's wife Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey told The New York Times that he died from a stroke in their Washington, D.C.

  8. The Guardian

    R James Woolsey, embattled ex-CIA director under Bill Clinton, dies aged 84 (opens The Guardian)

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    Woolsey died of a stroke at Washington home after facing ‘Havana syndrome’ reported by some government officials R James Woolsey , a national security expert who led the CIA for two turbulent years after his appointment by Bill Clinton , has died. He was 84.

  9. Fox News

    Former intel community chief James Woolsey dies at 84 (opens Fox News)

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    Former Director of Central Intelligence James Woolsey, who led the intelligence community during a portion of President Bill Clinton's tenure, passed away at age 84.

  10. The Western Journal

    Former CIA Director James Woolsey, Who Served Under Clinton and Later Advised Trump, Dies at 84 (opens The Western Journal)

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    James Woolsey, who headed the Central Intelligence Agency under Bill Clinton’s administration, died Tuesday at the age of 84. According to The New York Times, Woolsey died at his home […]

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