FOR RELEASE AUGUST 9, 2005
Op-Ed Chart in the New York Times
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Op-Ed Chart in the New York Times
As Washington shuts down for August, President Bush’s report card from the public for the first half-year of his second term is not a good one compared with how the public graded Presidents Reagan and Clinton at a similar point in time.
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