Instead of reporting directly to the president, the agency's head would report to a boss who reports to the secretary of Homeland Security who reports to the president.

FORBES: Changing FEMA

They feel affection for his boss, the Environment Secretary John Prescott, despite his failure to do much to unblock British transport's clogged arteries.

BBC: Blair blasts green pacesetters

Consumer affairs minister Dr Kim Howells, the MP for Pontypridd, said they were "all a bit bonkers", while his boss, Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers, has already appeared to chide the countess.

BBC: Sophie's woes fuel monarchy debate

Calling Edelman's comments "at once outrageous and dangerous, " Clinton's office says the senator is going to complain to Edelman's immediate boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: On enemy propaganda, Pentagon tells it like it is

It's an obvious question, and one I asked Welsh Secretary David Jones this afternoon after he met the boss of Hitachi - the firm behind plans to build a new nuclear power station on Anglesey.

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The result was that Bolton understandably felt he could not trust the analyst, a sentiment he conveyed to Westermann's ultimate boss, Assistant Secretary of State Carl Ford .

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Confirm Bolton

And the same with the secretary of defense, same with Admiral Fallon, my immediate boss, and the chairman of the joint chiefs, to make sure that, again, we all sort of see the world the same way, we see the challenges, the complexities.

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