Senators ask U.S. spy chief to inform policymakers about energy boom

Four Republican senators on Tuesday urged the director of national intelligence to keep policymakers informed of the global security implications of booming U.S. energy output as Congress considers repealing the ban on domestic oil exports. "We agree that energy independence within North America and, perhaps, the Western Hemisphere is not only an attainable goal, but also increasingly the economic reality," Senators Lisa Murkowski, the head of the Senate energy committee, and Richard Burr, the h