Poll has Cohen Above Mayor -- Net Approval 62%, with Wharton 61%

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has a slightly higher job approval rating than Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, but both fare better than President Barack Obama among Shelby County voters, according to a poll released Thursday.

The Yacoubian Research public opinion poll says Obama had a net positive approval rating of 43 percent, a boost from his 19 net positive last September, which researchers attributed to his speech at the Booker T. Washington High School commencement exercises last month.

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Poll has Cohen Above Mayor -- Net Approval 62%, with Wharton 61%

The poll of 400 likely voters showed Obama has 63 percent "excellent" or "good" ratin...

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