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Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats arrives for the daily press briefing at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Washington. From left, National Security Adviser John Bolton, Coats, and FBI Director Christopher Wray. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Responding to wide-ranging criticism that it lacked a clear national strategy to protect U.S. elections, the Trump administration put on a show of force Thursday and said the president had directed a "vast, government-wide effort" to safeguard a cornerstone of American democracy.

By ZEKE MILLER & DEB RIECHMANN, AP August 2, 2018