Poll: Majority wants Gonzales OUT

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The majority of Americans believe Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign because of the controversy over his office's firing of federal prosecutors, and most want White House aides to testify under oath about the issue, the Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll has found.

Meanwhile on Tuesday, Democrats subpoenaed Gonzales for more documents, escalating their fight with the Bush administration over the firings of the eight U.S. attorneys.

The survey, conducted Thursday through Sunday, found that 53percent said Gonzales should step down because he claimed he had no role in the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys last year - an account later contradicted by Justice Department documents and congressional testimony by his top assistant.

Senate and House Democratic leaders have asked White House aides to testify under oath about the firings, in part to answer questions about the roles of Gonzales and Karl Rove, President Bush's chief political strategist.

Bush has rejected those requests, but the poll found that 74 percent of the public believes his aides, including Rove, should comply.

http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_5639938

Listen to the People for once, George.