The Fix-It Man Leaves, but The Agency's Cracks Remain  —  Porter J. Goss was brought into the CIA to quell what the White House viewed as a partisan insurgency against the administration and to re-energize a spy service that failed to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks or accurately assess Iraq's weapons capability.

Top C.I.A. Pick Has Credentials and Skeptics  —  WASHINGTON, May 5 — Gen. Michael V. Hayden, who senior administration officials said Friday was the likely choice of President Bush to head the Central Intelligence Agency, has a stellar résumé for a spy and has long been admired at the White House and on Capitol Hill.

Hayden as Goss' Replacement?  And you thought it couldn't get worse.  —  General Michael Hayden's name is being floated tonight by senior officials as a potential replacement for fired CIA chief Porter Goss.  Hayden is principal deputy director of US intelligence and was the director of the NSA for five years.

Director of C.I.A. Is Stepping Down Under Pressure  —  WASHINGTON, May 5 — Porter J. Goss resigned under pressure on Friday as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, ending a stormy 19-month tenure marked by plummeting morale inside the agency's ranks and turf battles within government.

CIA Director Porter Goss Resigns  —  CIA Director Porter Goss has resigned, President Bush said Friday.  —  Bush called Goss' tenure one of transition.  —  "He has led ably," Bush said from the Oval Office.  —  Goss, a former member of Congress, has "helped make this country a safer place," Bush said.

Goss Steps Down  —  This may be administration spin, or (perhaps) we're learning what actually prompted Porter Goss to step down as CIA Director.  According to ABC News, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte was unhappy with Goss's performance, and initiated an effort to get rid of the CIA director back in mid-April.