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Democratic leaders oppose that idea.
Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., said he believed bargainers would wrap up the last details today. The White House is searching for a new FBI director following Louis Freeh's decision to retire next month. His successor will inherit a bureau recently beset by allegations that one of its own spied for Moscow and under scrutiny for its own security practices. During Freeh's eight years on the job he bolstered the bureau's ranks and enhanced its influence worldwide. Freeh's tenure, however, was tainted by the recent arrest of Robert Hanssen, a senior FBI counterintelligence agent alleged to have passed U.S. secrets to Moscow for 15 years.