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Support for War Drops to Record Low

CBS/NY Times poll suggests that fewer Americans than ever back the war in Iraq

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted May 24, 2007 3:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – Six out of 10 Americans say the US should have stayed out of Iraq, a new CBS News/New York Times poll reports. And an all-time high of 76%—including a majority of Republicans—say the war is going badly. Americans support get-tough measures tying funding... Read full story »

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CBS/NY Times poll suggests that fewer Americans than ever back the war in Iraq

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