Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Michael McConnell

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US Senate Intelligence Committee John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and committee ranking Republican Christopher Bond (R-MO) gavel in a hearing onRetired Navy Vice Admiral Michael McConnell's nomination to be director of national intelligence on Capitol Hill February 1, 2007 in Washington, DC. Members of the committee questioned McConnell about his willingness to inform the Congress about the abuse of intelligence by any adminstration. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)