Obama gets lukewarm backing on economy — poll

focus 09/17/2009 WASHINGTON — Fresh from a speech on Wall Street, a new poll out Tuesday found President Barack Obama winning a mild 51-percent approval rating on dealing with the economy. The Washington Post poll delivered the Democrat an even lower assessment on how he has handled the federal budget deficit: 39 percent. The lukewarm embrace of Obama’s performance on the economy comes despite several signs that economically the worst may be over. “There has been no letup in public fears about possible financial hardship ahead and there is broad concern that not enough is being done to…

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Obama gets lukewarm backing on economy — poll