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Bush Rating Drops In January

January 21, 2004

(CPOD) Jan. 21, 2004 - George W. Bush begins the last year of his presidential term with a low rating, according to a poll by CBS News and the New York Times. 50 per cent of respondents approve of the president's performance, an eight per cent drop in a month.

Bush's numbers were boosted after deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was captured by coalition soldiers in Adwar --near his hometown of Tikrit-- on Dec. 13, 2003. Hussein was found in a camouflaged, ventilated "spider hole."

Yesterday, in the state of the union address, Bush defended his rationale on the war on terrorism, and proposed a special grant program for job training in community colleges.

Bush's previous policy decisions include the implementation of a "temporary worker program" that would grant legal status to undocumented workers, as well as new exploration missions by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush's performance as president?

Jan. 2004

Dec. 2003

Approve

50%

58%

Disapprove

45%

33%

Source: CBS News / The New York Times
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,022 American adults, conducted from Jan. 12 to Jan. 15, 2004. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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