U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH URGED THE SENATE ON SATURDAY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO APPROVE U.S. GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN TO HEAD THE CIA AND DEFENDED HIS ADMINISTRATION'S ACTIONS IN A NEW DOMESTIC SPYING CONTROVERSY, REUTERS REPORTED. BUSH PRAISED HAYDEN IN HIS WEEKLY RADIO ADDRESS AS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE INTELLIGENCE WORLD WELL AND IS "SUPREMELY QUALIFIED" TO LEAD THE CIA. "IN MIKE HAYDEN, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CIA WILL HAVE A STRONG LEADER WHO WILL SUPPORT THEM AS THEY WORK TO DISRUPT TERRORIST ATTACKS, PENETRATE CLOSED SOCIETIES, AND GAIN INFORMATION THAT IS VITAL TO PROTECTING OUR NATION," BUSH SAID. "I URGE THE SENATE TO CONFIRM HIM PROMPTLY AS THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE CIA," HE ADDED. HAYDEN, AN AIR FORCE GENERAL, WAS PICKED TO REPLACE PORTER GOSS, WHO RESIGNED UNDER PRESSURE LAST WEEK.
