CIA Director Porter Goss To Step Down
CIA Director Porter Goss (L) and U.S. President George W. Bush sit in the Oval Office of the White House to announce that Goss is resigning as director of the CIA on May 5, 2006 in Washington. Bush said that he appreciated Goss' "candid advice" during his two years as director of the CIA. (UPI Photo/Chip Somodevilla/POOL)
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UPI Almanac for Friday, Aug. 10, 2007.
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