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With the reduction in violence in Iraq, 48% of Americans now say the war is going very or fairly well, up from 34% in June. Still, by a 54% to 41% margin, Americans favor bringing the troops home as soon as possible.

Pew Research Center

85% of Democrats and 76% of Republicans say next year’s election matters more than usual. Just 11% of Republicans say the election bores them,

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as do 7% of Democrats.

Associated Press/Yahoo poll