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Dr. Ruth, Mike McConnell Do Renaissance Weekend

Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell paid a visit to Renaissance Weekend, the New Year’s confab for the good and the great in Charleston, S.C. While Renaissance Weekend retreats are strictly off the record, McConnell used the visit to get the word out about all the good work his spooks are doing to stop terrorists. […]

Mcconnell Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell paid a visit to Renaissance Weekend, the New Year's confab for the good and the great in Charleston, S.C.

While Renaissance Weekend retreats are strictly off the record, McConnell used the visit to get the word out about all the good work his spooks are doing to stop terrorists. He spoke to the Charleston Post and Courier about his visit:

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Because most of the work is done in secret, the public doesn't know about the successes, he said. But "everybody knows about our failure."

Stopping such threats "takes a commitment of resources and support from the public," he said. And the Renaissance event gives him an opportunity to get that message out.

Of course, diminutive sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer was there to get her message out as well. She said her session on relationships -- for 13- to 16-year-old set -- was a big hit. "The kids know they can ask me about sex," she told the paper.

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