{"id":2917,"date":"2001-03-16T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2001-03-16T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2021-02-18T08:02:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T13:02:33","slug":"fbi-boss-polygraph-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2001\/03\/16\/fbi-boss-polygraph-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;FBI Boss&#8217; Polygraph Problem&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <em>CBS Evening News,<\/em> correspondent Jim Stewart reported on opposition to polygraph screening within the FBI. 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