"WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush's approval rating in the fight against terrorism dropped below 50 percent this month for the first time since the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to a poll out.
"Bush's approval rating on that question was 62 percent last month, 58 percent in August and 56 percent in June.
"With less than two weeks to the November 2 election, the Pew Research Center poll of 1,307 registers voters showed Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry tied at 45 percent among registered voters and at 47 percent among likely voters.
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"The poll, taken October 15-19, had a margin for error of three to 4.5 percentage points."
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