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  Poll: George W. Bush's approval rating matches Obama's
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Last EditedScottĀ³  Apr 23, 2013 05:37pm
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AuthorSTEPHANIE CONDON
MediaTV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News
News DateTuesday, April 23, 2013 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description"More than four years after he left office, former President George W. Bush's approval rating now equal President Obama's, according to a new Washington Post/ ABC poll.

Forty-seven percent of Americans say they now approve of the former president, while 53 percent disapprove, according to the poll, which surveyed 1,000 adults from April 17-21. Mr. Obama's approval rating also stands at 47 percent.

Mr. Bush left office under a cloud of controversy, taking blame from the public for the 2008 financial crash, the Iraq war and his handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In an Oct. 2008 Washington Post poll, his approval rating was as low as 23 percent. By January 2009, when he left office, just 33 percent approved while 66 percent disapproved."
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