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The Senate committee has no power to dismiss Casey directly. As Goldwater conceded: "Mr. Casey is a creature of the President. As long as the President retains confidence in him, he stays." Amid last week's rising furor, Reagan declared: "We are cooperating fully with the Senate committee. I have not changed my mind about Bill Casey." So far, said one senior committee staffer, "there's no smoking gun, but there's plenty of smoke."But unless it clears quickly, Casey might well face strong political pressure to resign as the nation's spymaster.