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  House Republicans stumble out of the gate
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ContributorBrandonius Maximus 
Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Feb 21, 2011 10:39am
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AuthorJuan Williams
News DateMonday, February 21, 2011 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe curtain has been up for six weeks on the first act of the GOP in charge of the House. The audience is not applauding. Public opinion of Congress has not improved.

Despite the historic vote that gave Republicans control of Congress in the 2010 midterm elections, a February Pew poll reported “fully 65 percent [of Americans] say Obama and the GOP leaders are not working together on the important issues facing the country.”

And who takes the greater share of the blame for neglecting the big issues? Pew found that “far more of those who say the two sides are not working together blame Republican leaders [31 percent] than the President [19 percent.]”
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