But the administration is still divided, particularly in the National Security Council, where Director John Maisto, a career foreign service officer known for his soft line on narcoterrorism and other security issues, remains a major roadblock to realization of the President's agenda.

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And President Bush finally has a good team settling into place for doing what needs to be done in the American hemisphere (Maisto notwithstanding), with his able policy shop at the Department of Defense, and his beefed-up State Department with newly installed Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Ambassador Otto Reich .

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