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First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.

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Thomas E. Mann
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 10
Non-Fiction Writer
Political Scientist
University Teacher
Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
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