Poll sees a new low in Americans' approval of Congress

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News Alert:
October 5, 2011 12:24:05 AM
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Just 14 percent of the public approves of the job Congress is doing, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, more than at any point in more than two decades.

The poll also shows that 61 percent of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the economy. But with only 13 months remaining until Election Day and Congress's approval ratings even lower, the president is taking a more combative approach.

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