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A rust-colored steel column recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center on 9/11 has a new home at CIA Headquarters just outside the nation's capital, the federal agency announced Tuesday. (Image courtesy of CIA)

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In this Jan. 15, 2009, file photo, then-CIA Director Michael Hayden participates in a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

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This April 13, 2016, file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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The CIA has honored four fallen officers at its memorial wall, which uses stars rather than names, in keeping with their clandestine calling. (CIA)

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Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., turns away after speaking with a reporter, as she leaves after a vote on Gina Haspel to be CIA director, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Washington. The Senate confirmed Haspel as the first female director of the CIA following a difficult nomination process that reopened an emotional debate about brutal interrogation techniques in one of the darkest chapters in the spy agency's history.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Donald Trump listens during a swearing-in ceremony for incoming Central Intelligence Agency director Gina Haspel at CIA Headquarters, Monday, May 21, 2018, in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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This April 13, 2016, file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. (CIA via AP) ** FILE **

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Illustration on Gina Haspel's role in damaging the CIA by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel, who is currently under consideration to replace Mike Pompeo as director of the intelligence agency. (CIA via AP)

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CIA Chief Mike Pompeo went to Turkey to discuss security issues on his first overseas trip in his new role (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)

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Trump Pick for CIA Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. Haspel, who joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Donald Trump tweeted March 13, 2018, that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. She has extensive overseas experience, including several stints as chief of station at outposts abroad.(CIA via AP)

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Illustration on CIA use of drones by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Illustration on CIA spying by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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From left, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Robert Cardillo, prepare to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2017, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on major threats facing the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)