Where’s his “mandate” now?

Bush falls to new lows in various categories.
40% support bush’s handling of Iraq*
36% think the country is going in the right direction
35% approve of bush’s handling of social security*
42% support bush’s handing of economy*
magic number : bush’s Job Approval rating :) is 42%- a new low [...]

“I want to put to rest the speculation and unfounded rumors of my imminent retirement,” said Rehnquist, 80, and ailing with thyroid cancer. “I am not about to announce my retirement. I will continue to perform my duties as chief justice as long as my health permits.”
(My Way)
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At the very least, he’s not running again.

Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Escondido, won’t seek re-election next year, he announced Thursday, in the midst of a federal grand jury investigation into what some allege are inappropriate ties to a Washington defense contractor.
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The announcement came less than two weeks after federal agents raided Cunningham’s home, the contractor’s [...]

The nation’s 9-year-olds last year posted their best scores in the building-block subjects of reading and math in more than three decades (My Way ).
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Ebbers sentenced to 25 years in prison. It could be a life sentence for Ebbers, who is 63.
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Bush honesty rating drops to lowest point.
Alos, check out these approval rankings for all 50 governors. Kos says:

Remember when Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) and Jennifer Granholm (MI) where the golden children of their respective parties? Two foreign-born governors whose only bar to the presidency was that pesky US Constitution.
Well, Arnold is at 36 [...]

After I finished setting up this site, I found this similarly themed site: Great News Network, which contains plenty of upbeat news about the environment, health, science, etc.
This site will be more overtly political than GNN, but I expect they will be a major source of stories here.
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