Most Want Gonzales Out, Aides to Testify, Poll Shows (Update1)

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Source: Bloomberg

Updated: New York, Apr 10 23:08
London, Apr 11 04:08
Tokyo, Apr 11 12:08
By Heidi Przybyla

April 11 (Bloomberg) -- ~snip~

In a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll, conducted April 5 to 9, 53 percent of respondents said Gonzales should leave his post. Seventy-four percent said White House staff members who had discussions about the firings with Gonzales's chief of staff should testify under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which the White House has refused to allow. ~snip~

In other findings, the poll showed that a strong majority of Americans believe the U.S. is on the wrong track, and President George W. Bush's approval rating was 36 percent, a record low. In addition, a majority of respondents said they disapproved of the performance of the Democratic-led Congress, in part because of continuing divisions over the war in Iraq. The poll of 1,373 adults has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. ~snip~

An overwhelming majority of Americans, 73 percent, said Bush's plan for Iraq has made the situation there worse or has had no effect on the country's stability. Just 27 percent said setting a timetable for withdrawal helps U.S. troops on the ground, and 15 percent said it would have no effect. ~snip~

Poll respondents were no more unified over how Congress should respond to a presidential veto, with 45 percent saying it should refuse to authorize any funding until Bush agrees to accept conditions for withdrawal. Forty-three percent said Congress should fund the war without conditions. ~snip~

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