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Obama Riding High on New Polls

A slew of recent polls bear good news for President Barack Obama as he heads into his second month in office, even though his support among Republicans appears to be slipping.

Obama continues to receive high job approval marks. In the four polls

Nevertheless, nearly three quarters of respondents said Obama is working with Republicans to get things done in the Times/CBS poll while a majority, 57 percent, said Republicans are not working with Obama. Moreover, more than six in ten in the same poll said Republicans opposed the measure for