Countdown Newsletter -- 05/05/06: CIA CHIEF RESIGNS

[Patsy Stone]

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BREAKING NEWS: CIA Director Porter Goss is resigning, President Bush said Friday. Bush called Goss' tenure one of transition. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12646394/

But why is he leaving so soon after getting there? You can bet we'll be talking about that tonight...

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Angry conservatives are driving the approval ratings of President Bush and the GOP-led Congress to dismal new lows, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that underscores why Republicans fear an Election Day massacre. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12643666/
Just 33 percent of the public approves of Bush's job performance, the lowest of his presidency. That compares with 36 percent approval in early April. Forty-five percent of self-described conservatives now disapprove of the president.
A majority of Americans say they want Democrats rather than Republicans to control Congress (51 percent to 34 percent). That's the largest gap recorded by AP-Ipsos since Bush took office. Even 31 percent of conservatives want Republicans out of power.
Conservative voters blame the White House and Congress for runaway government spending, illegal immigration and lack of action on social issues such as a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage. Those concerns come on top of public worries about Iraq, the economy and gasoline prices.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12643666/

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