Bush popularity, support for Iraq war hit all-time low in US: poll

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — More Americans disapprove of how President George W. Bush is handling his job and are pessimistic about the Iraqi situation than ever, according to a new CBS News poll.

Bush's approval rating in the survey taken Wednesday to Saturday fell to 34 percent, the lowest it has been since he took office in 2001 and six percent lower than last month, said the survey released late Monday.

Fifty-nine percent of respondents disapproved of the job Bush was doing.

Even in his war on terrorism, usually his strongest suit in opinion surveys, Bush's approval rating dropped to an all-time low of 43 percent, with 50 percent disapproving of his actions. Last month those ratings were reversed with 52 approving, and 43 percent disapproving, Bush's...