Republicans on edge after calls for more resignations
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1759385,00.html
White House shake-up is just the beginning as Bush's party fights to
keep control of Congress
Paul Harris in New York
Sunday April 23, 2006
The Observer
George W Bush's second term is facing its biggest crisis as new polls
show a continuing collapse in support and White House insiders expect
more staff resignations over the next few days and weeks.
Rumours are swirling around Washington, focusing on some of the most
senior members of Bush's team from Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to
White House counsel Harriet Miers. At the same time, polls show that
Bush's popularity has sunk to an all-time low, leaving Republican
operatives panicking about the vital mid-term Congressional elections
in November. A Fox News poll released last week showed Bush's approval
rating at 33 per cent, while a new Pew poll had him at 35 per cent.
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