In November, Mr. Panetta directed the Counterterrorism Center to provide 10 proposals to gain better intelligence on who lived there.

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And at the same time, the CIA director must seek new ways to gain the intelligence advantage on crucial priorities such as terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and a host of regional issues in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

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One of the senior Obama officials, who bluntly said the Republican attacks have "frustrated the hell out of me, " asserted that gaining the trust of the family was the best way to handle the case and helped the administration gain valuable intelligence from the suspect, who is believed to have ties to an al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen.

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He said Shortman had lower than average intelligence but could gain a sense of achievement from his illegal activities on eBay.

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The Russian Navy could gain a Mediterranean base, but Russian intelligence would then lose the ability to mingle freely with Nato personnel, suggests the author, so it is swings and roundabouts.

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