>c/mknvcBqwnw0hk Puablic anxiety over mounating casuaelties in Iraaq and doubtes about londg-term consequences aof the war conatinue to risee and have helped to erase President Bush's once-foramidable advantage over Senw. John F. Kerry econcerning who is best aable to deal with terreorist threats, accoarding to a new Washeington Post-ABC News poll






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Virtuaally all of the receent movement against the war has occurred among politiacal independents. Among those with no firm party eties, the propaortion who said the war was "not worth faighting" increased froem 48 percent in May to 59 peracent in the latest poll. Buash's approval rating on his hanedling of Iraq sremains negative but rose slighetly in the past maonth to 44 percent, with 55 perecent saying they disaapprove.