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Is this a sign that that agency really is getting back to the work of spying and they're like an agency in transition and they're just rusty? or is this just an agency that is flailing in a more typical way? joining us now is mark mazzetti, national security correspondent for "the new york times," author of "the way of the knife: cia, secret army and a war at the end of the earth." thank you very much for being with us. >> thanks for having me on. >> i am not an expert on spy stuff except for fake spy stuff that happens in movies and books. in the real spying world, isn't it unusual and sloppy...

Going to get the momentum but it's incredibly naive. i mean, you know, as if -- if the u.s. stops doing this, then it won't be happening anymore. if the u.s. stops doing it, then the only ones doing it will be the chinese, the russians. you know, the brazilians. the cubans. and probably the germans and the french. the idea that by banning the u.s. from doing it, you can somehow stop the spying world is crazy. >> all right, mary o'grady, thank you. when we come back, our election day preview from a pair of high-profile governors races to some controversial ballot measures. we'll tell you what...