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twisting the pole results and confusing the results

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:48 am
by Dolphin
According to the poll, 20 percent of Americans now think the economy is getting better, compared with 7 percent in mid-January.

The national telephone poll of 998 adults was conducted Wednesday through Sunday. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.

(Reporting by JoAnne Allen; Editing by Philip Barbara)



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Optimism on U.S. economy up: poll
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Tue Apr 7, 2:26 am ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans have grown more optimistic about the economy and the direction of the country since President Barack Obama took office in January, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll on Monday.

Two-thirds of respondents said they approved of Obama's overall job performance.