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New poll shows Bush approval rate slipping
UTICA, N.Y., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The latest Zogby America poll indicates President Bush's performance rating is at its lowest point since his pre-Inauguration days.

Bush's popularity has been on a steady decline since a post-Sept. 11 peak, Zogby America said on its Web site.

In last week's poll of 1,013 likely voters, only 45 percent rated Bush's job performance good or excellent, Zogby said.

Fifty-four percent of the respondents rated Bush's performance as fair or poor and only 40 percent said he deserved to be re-elected....