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(UPI) - Barack Obama's job approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time since he was inaugurated as president, a poll released Friday said.
The Gallup Organization said Obama ranks fourth among post-war presidents in the speed in which they sank to minority approval after Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, who, like Obama, was in his 10th month. All recovered and Clinton and Reagan went on to win second terms.
The most recent Gallup poll found that 49 percent of the U.S. public approve of the way Obama is doing his job. Most of the decline in Obama's popularity came during the summer, Gallup said, fueled by the long and contentious debate on healthcare and the continued economic slump.
Recent daily tracking polls have shown his approval rating at right around 50 percent.
Gallup surveyed 1,533 people by telephone between Nov. 17 and Nov. 19 as part of its daily tracking. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percent either way.
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Two DUI's - one from each side of the isle
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's (D) daughter caught after a Hollywood party
Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar's (R) wife caught at 6pm!
Posted by Paul Westcott
It's the weekend and that mean's it almost time for the world famous WHB Weekend Edition...
We're of course covering the Senate's Saturday vote bringing the health care bill to the floor. They need 60...they want 60....but do that have 60 votes to bring this to a full Senate vote? We'll get into it. Plus history and hosting terrorists in NYC. Oh yeah, I'm done with Sarah Palin's book...I've got my review. ALL ON THE WHB WEEKEND EDITION
WASHTIMES: Another Saturday of CSPAN
THENOTE: $100 million health care vote
QUNNI: "51 to 35 percent of the health care overhaul passed by the House of Representatives"...FAIL
POLITICO: FACT: Hispanics hate Rham Emanuel
WASHEX: Enjoy retirement...you scumbags!
WSJ: Government Goldman has fewer friends then Tim Geithner
Just because...
ENQUIRER: Michelle v. Oprah
GALLUP: BREAKING NEWS - People don't like being fat
Posted by Paul Westcott
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