Fran Townsend

Fran Townsend

Fran Townsend is stepping down. She was the White House's counterterrorism chief.

BEHIND THE LINES: Our Take on the Other Media's Homeland Security Coverage

President Bush has named veteran prosecutor Ken Wainstein, currently helming Justice’s anti-terror efforts, to be his new White House-based homeland security adviser, The Associated Press’Devlin Barrett reports. This announcement coincides with Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball’s Newsweekreport detailing the many likelies who have declined to replace Frances Fragos Townsend, who announced her depature last November to leave plenty of time — if apparently not enough — to find her replacement.
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