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U.S. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MCCONNELL IS SWORN-IN

Retired Vice Admiral John Michael McConnell is sworn-in as the second Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in Washington on February 20, 2007. McConnell replaces John Negroponte. From left, U.S. President George W. Bush, Mike McConnell, and his wife, Terry. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/POOL)

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