Dobbs quits CNN

NEW YORK - CNN host Lou Dobbs says he is leaving CNN effective immediately.

The longtime host of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" said Wednesday on his show that it would be his last. He said CNN had allowed him to be released from his contact, which would enable him "to pursue new opportunities."

He said he was considering a number of options.

The longest-running anchor on CNN's air, Dobbs was one of the
nation's leading financial journalists before turning his program
in a more opinionated direction. His persistent advocacy against
illegal immigration angered many.