The underpants bomber didn’t hurt Obama
For all the criticism Barack Obama has received for his administration’s handling of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Flight 253, it doesn’t seem like the American public is too concerned. A new Gallup poll finds that the U.S. president’s approval rating on terrorism is 48 percent, just about the same it has been for ...
For all the criticism Barack Obama has received for his administration's handling of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Flight 253, it doesn't seem like the American public is too concerned.
For all the criticism Barack Obama has received for his administration’s handling of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Flight 253, it doesn’t seem like the American public is too concerned.
A new Gallup poll finds that the U.S. president’s approval rating on terrorism is 48 percent, just about the same it has been for weeks:
His approval rating on foreign affairs generally is somewhat higher at 51 percent, though the American public seems to be growing concerned that he’s not handling the Iran issue properly — only 42 percent of respondents think he’s doing a good job on that front:
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