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   From: impeach_obama@yahoo.com   
      
   By Mike Flynn   
      
   Just a week before the New Year, Obama enjoyed his highest   
   approval ratings of 2012. According to Gallup, 58% of Americans   
   approved of the job Obama was doing. Survey results released   
   today by Gallup, though, show Obama's approval rating has   
   plummeted to just 49%. It is a dramatic drop, especially coming   
   over a holiday period when people traditionally pay little   
   attention to politics. Four years ago, at his first   
   inauguration, a full 69% of Americans approved of Obama.   
      
   The drop in Obama's approval from 4 years ago is understandable,   
   given the sluggish economy and the hope American's had as his   
   presidency began. The considerable drop from just a few weeks   
   ago is more puzzling. According to the media, he was the   
   "winner" of the fiscal cliff negotiations, getting most of the   
   tax hikes he campaigned on and avoiding spending cuts.   
      
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