From the "When Will They Learn" Department, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that in the wake of their capitulation on an Iraq war withdrawal timeline, Democrats in Congress are seeing their approval ratings plummet. Democrats' job approval rating has dropped from 54 percent to 44 percent in six weeks, "with the decline occurring almost exclusively among strong opponents of the Iraq War," ABC reports.
Obama by a noseAn expert "face reader" tells us what McCain's jowls say about his drooping power base, how Palin's cheekbones explain her "polite" power style and why the Democrats are looking awfully good.
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After betting his campaign on efforts to smear Barack Obama, John McCain finds he's the one voters don't trust.
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