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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>NY Times, 12/2:</FONT></P>
<P>The latest survey by Public Opinion Strategies, a prominent Republican
polling company, found that for the first time concern about "the slowdown of
the economy" eclipsed that about "the threat of terrorism on U.S. soil." And the
survey found the public to be far less concerned about the drive to eradicate
terrorism overseas.</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>