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We Do" href="/web/20081210062054/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/cia-at-a-glance/what-we-do.html">Today's CIA- What We Do</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a title="Overview of the CIA" href="/web/20081210062054/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/cia-at-a-glance/overview-of-the-cia.html">Overview of CIA's Organization</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a title="Working at CIA" href="/web/20081210062054/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/cia-at-a-glance/working-at-cia.html">Working at CIA</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="visualClear">.</div> </div> <div class="relatedItems"> </div> <div class="visualClear"></div> <div class="documentActions"> </div> <div class="reviewHistory" id="review-history"> </div> <div class="documentByLine"> <br/> <div> </div> <div> Posted: Sep 21, 2007 10:48 AM<br/> </div> <div> Last Updated: Dec 07, 2007 09:11 AM<br/> </div> <div> Last Reviewed: Sep 21, 2007 10:48 AM<br/> </div> <br/> </div> 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href="/web/20081210062054/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/cia-at-a-glance/history-of-the-cia.html">History of the CIA</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a title="Today's CIA- What We Do" href="/web/20081210062054/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/cia-at-a-glance/what-we-do.html">Today's CIA- What We Do</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a title="Overview of the CIA" href="/web/20081210062054/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/cia-at-a-glance/overview-of-the-cia.html">Overview of CIA's Organization</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a title="Working at CIA" href="/web/20081210062054/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/cia-at-a-glance/working-at-cia.html">Working at CIA</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="managePortletsLink"> </div>   </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div>  <hr class="netscape4"/> <div id="footerBlockContainer"> <div id="footerBlock"> <div 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