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An increase in support from women as well as independents gives Barack Obama a post-convention advantage over challenger Mitt Romney.  ,ralph lauren pas cher;The president receives a five percentage-point bounce among women and a 12-point bounce among independents,polo ralph lauren pas cher, in a released Wednesday.  

Overall,ralph lauren pas cher, the Obama-Biden ticket tops the Romney-Ryan ticket by 48 to 43 percent among likely voters.  The president’s advantage is within the ’s margin of sampling error,Fox Flash Into the Wild.  

That’s a four-point “convention bounce” for Obama among likely voters. Before the conventions, Romney edged Obama by one point (45-44 percent, August 19-21,polo homme,polo lacoste, 2012).  

Meanwhile, Romney supporters were 10 points more likely than Obama supporters to say it is “extremely” important their candidate wins (64 percent to 54 percent) before the conventions.  That enthusiasm edge has evaporated.  Now,polo lacoste, 63 percent of Romney supporters and 62 percent of Obama supporters believe it is extremely important their candidate wins,ralph lauren femme.

Obama leads Romney among all women by 14 points and unmarried women by 38 points.  The president also tops the Republican among those with annual income below $50,000 (+18 points),polo femme,polo ralph lauren pas cher, young voters under age 30 (+25 points) and black voters (+89 points).

Romney bests Obama among men (+6 points),ralph lauren, white voters (+12 points), voters who regularly attend religious services (+11 points), Southerners (+18 points) and working-class white voters (+22 points),scarpe hogan.

The conventions helped a number of undecided independents pick a candidate,ralph lauren pas cher.  Before the Republican convention in Tampa, independents backed Romney by a 10-point margin (42-32 percent) and 26 percent were undecided.  Today independents go for Obama by 5 points (44-39 percent) and 17 percent are undecided.  

Obama’s personal favorable rating also improves -- up two points to 53 percent since the conventions.  Romney’s favorable rating holds steady at 49 percent.

The poll finds the president has a significant advantage on most issues and candidate traits.  Voters trust Obama more than Romney on foreign policy (+15 points), education (+14 points),polo homme, Medicare (+11 points), health care (+9 points) and terrorism (+8 points).

Romney bests Obama outright on just one issue: cutting government spending (+13 points).  

The candidates are rated about evenly when voters are asked who they trust more to handle immigration (Obama +4 points), taxes (Obama +3 points), making the country a better place to live (Obama +2 points) and helping small businesses (Romney +2 points),Ryan Hunter-Reays race to the top.  

On the two critical issues for this election -- “taking the country in the right direction” and “improving the economy” -- the candidates are tied.

Slightly more voters think Obama (45 percent) has a “clear plan” for improving the economy than say the same of Romney (42 percent).  Still, more voters say the candidates don’t have a plan: 51 percent say Obama doesn’t have a plan and 49 percent say Romney doesn’t.

On personal qualities,polo ralph lauren pas cher,abercrombie fitch Baby Diet Pediatrician Dr. Alan,8 Olympic badminton players disqualified for throw, voters think Obama is better described than Romney as being honest (+11 points), being a steady leader (+10 points) and having the right experience (+7 points).

Romney tops Obama on “understanding capitalism” (+25 points), a point the Republican convention emphasized by continuing attacks on Obama’s “you didn’t build that” statement.

The candidates are essentially tied on the attributes of keeping promises (Obama +4 points) and having strong moral values (Obama + 2 points).  

Nearly half of voters say economic issues such as jobs and growth will be most important in deciding their vote for president (47 percent).  Fiscal issues such as taxes,abercrombie pas cher Privacy Policy Instagr,ralph lauren pas cher,polo lacoste,abercrombie and fitch france Investigative Blog &, the deficit and government spending come in a distant second (22 percent), followed by social issues (10 percent) and national security issues (4 percent).

Voters who say the economy is the top priority back Obama over Romney by 49-43 percent, while fiscal-issue voters back Romney by 47-42 percent.

Finally, how would voters feel about another term for President Obama,ralph lauren pas cher?  Half of likely voters (50 percent) say they feel the country’s “improving” every day and they would “look forward” to another four years.  That’s more than the 43 percent who say the country’s going “down the drain” and they “dread” what would happen in a second term.  

The Fox News poll is based on live telephone interviews on landlines and cell phones from September 9 to September 11 among 1,polo lacoste pas cher,056 randomly-chosen likely voters nationwide.  Likely voters are registered voters who are considered most likely to vote in the November presidential election.  The poll is conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R).  For the total sample, it has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.  

MONTPELIER,polo femme,polo lacoste pas cher, Vt. – An optimistic forecast has inn owners expecting brisk business when leaf peepers visit the Northeast this fall, with some hoping to recoup losses from last year after images of Tropical Storm Irene swallowing up bridges and roads scared visitors away from Vermont and other affected areas.

The Woodstock Inn & Resort had to cancel reservations for all of September last year due to flood damage. After multimillion-dollar renovations,polo lacoste pas cher,polo ralph lauren pas cher, it's quickly filling up for the five-week season and nearly booked for Columbus Day weekend.

"There's almost pent-up demand from people that missed out last year and they're very excited to be here this year,ralph lauren," said Courtney Lowe,ralph lauren outlet, the inn's marketing director.

After Irene tore through Vermont at the end of August 2011, national news showed images of floodwaters carrying away roads and bridges, including several of Vermont's iconic covered bridges. Some would-be tourists from Texas and California canceled last fall at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield,Police stopped spying on New Jersey Muslims, offic, and the inn was down nearly 25 percent in September.

"When they saw the covered bridge go down the river, and in their world, from Oklahoma to California (to) Texas, every bridge in Vermont" was destroyed, even though only pockets of the state were battered, said Round Barn Farm co-owner Tim Piper.

The inn made up some of the business in October, though, Piper said, when visitors from other parts of New England and from New York made the trek, partly to see the foliage, partly out of curiosity, and partly to help the economy,polo femme. Vermont reaps more than $300 million from the foliage season, and fall tourism brings in an estimated $1 billion in neighboring New Hampshire.

Now, the inn is nearly full for the foliage season.

"This year, our numbers are back on track to where they should be," he said.

Several couples who were stranded at the Notchland Inn in Hart's Location in the White Mountains of New Hampshire for two days during last year's storm are returning this fall,polo ralph lauren pas cher.

"We should have a decent foliage season as long as Mother Nature cooperates,abercrombie pas cher Parenting Blog & News Posts b,ralph lauren pas cher,Why Bucky Covington is one of the Good Guys," said co-owner Ed Butler.

Visitors should see the show they're expecting.

Dry spells this summer aren't likely to hamper the fall colors in forests and mountains,ralph lauren femme, experts predicted, and could even heighten them in some spots.

Light and the length of days are the chief factors for when trees start revealing the yellows, oranges and reds of fall. The key to the deep reds are cold snaps that stimulate the development of another pigment, said Michael Snyder, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.

Visitors could see some brown patches where trees growing in thin soils are dry or where trees are under some other stress and have turned early.

But the dryness also could enhance the color in some spots.

"We've had nice dry,sac longchamp pas cher,On roller-coaster day, Gingrich braces for ex-wife, hot summer," said Maine's foliage spokeswoman,polo lacoste pas cher, Gale Ross. "We're setting ourselves up for an ideal foliage season." She's already fielded numerous inquiries from potential leaf peepers, even one from China.

The bulk of Maine's trees will turn color within the next few weeks.

The season's first online foliage report Wednesday showed leaves still green in the lower two-thirds of Maine. But in the far northern and northwestern parts of the state, 10 to 30 percent of the leaves had changed, marking the start of the season.

Tourism officials in New York's Adirondacks and Catskills said the storms didn't deter visitors overall last year,ralph lauren, especially after word spread that a key road in the Adirondacks was quickly repaired.

But there were pockets of disruption.

Christman's Windham House is in an area of the Catskills that was hit hard by Irene.

Owner Brian Christman said there was damage around the 49-room hotel and 27-hole golf course in the Greene County town of Windham, but he was ready to accommodate visitors during the foliage season.

"When they put it on CNN that Windham was devastated, that pretty much stopped business,hogan," he said. "We had people come. It was just a fraction of normal,hogan uomo."

He figures about a quarter of his annual business comes from leaf-peepers and said this year's reservations are much better.

No matter what Mother Nature produces,abercrombie pas cher Page 2 For July 4th, a Declar, it's still spectacular, particularly to guests who come from far away, said Piper, co-owner of the Round Barn Farm.

"In our worst foliage season that I've ever had,ralph lauren pas cher,ralph lauren pas cher, they've been in total awe of what Mother Nature gave them,polo ralph lauren. We have variations on what is good, but for these people it's still remarkable thing of nature,abercrombie How to Help Simone Homeless Woman Gave,polo homme," he said.

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Associated Press writer George M. Walsh in Albany,polo, N.Y., contributed to this report.

The latest FOX News poll finds that many Americans remember Rudy Giuliani's leadership in a time of crisis and rate him higher than several other potential 2008 presidential contenders as a "strong and decisive leader." In addition to candidate attributes, the new poll also looks at some possible presidential matchups for the next election. .

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"Condi Rice. Who else?" — Sheri (California)

"My dream ticket: Rudy Giuliani for president and Condoleezza Rice for vice president." — Todd (Mahomet, IL)

"For the Republicans: Giuliani-McCain or Rice-Powell. For the Democrats: Clinton-Edwards or Edwards-Obama." — Johnny

"Anybody who is not liberal. Perhaps Tom Delay?" — Scott (Lenoir City, TN)

"Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes! Why not? Anything's better than what we've got." — Jackie (Memphis,ralph lauren pas cher, TN)

"I really want to see McCain run with a strong, moderate Democrat as vice president. McCain and Giuliani would be a great pair, but Giuliani couldn't sit still as a veep." — Freddy (Brooklyn,polo ralph lauren pas cher, NY)

"Neil Cavuto! His head is big enough to run for president and vice president,abercrombie and fitch paris Tom Cruise Others Rupe! I love you Neil!" — Sammy (Providence, RI)

"I would like to see Newt Gingrich as president and Condoleezza Rice as his Vice President." — Les (Wray, CO)

"I don't believe that just because Giuliani showed leadership on 9/11 that he should be a prime candidate for president. Heck, I thought Bush did a great job on and after 9/11,polo lacoste pas cher, now look at him,abercrombie france. My dream ticket for 2008 would consist of nominees with a brain to run this country!" — Amanda (Dayton, OH)

"Rudy Giuliani for president,polo ralph lauren pas cher,polo lacoste pas cher, Jeb Bush for vice president,Robert De Niro. Yeah,ralph lauren!" — Sue (Auburn Hills, MI)

"My first pick is Fred Dalton Thompson. He probably won’t take the pay cut from Law and Order though. My second pick is Jeb Bush. I live in Florida and would hate to see him go, but he is a brilliant man." — Wesley

"It's going to be Hillary Clinton to beat. I'd be happy with any number of running mates, but my short list is: Obama,abercrombie france UN Report NKorea Ships Arms, Vi, Edwards, or Ford." — Kenny (Charlotte,ralph lauren pas cher, NC)

"It IS about time for a female president, but NOT Hillary. It's Condoleezza's time! But, she sadly wouldn't win America on the first outing. She would need to run for vice president. McCain,ralph lauren, Giuliani, or Powell would have my vote as long as she was on the bill." — Dave (San Diego, CA)

"I think Charles Schumer and Barbara Boxer should run respectively as president and vice president,polo lacoste,polo homme!" — Jack (Jersey City, NJ)

"I cannot think of a better presidential candidate than Rudy Giuliani,‘Red Eye’ evaluates Baltimore McDonald. I believe he would win a popular vote from the people of the United States, if not the politicians who are constantly seeks to cover their rears from misdeeds, and outright crimes. He is a can do kind of guy and has no qualms of doing his job correctly." — Franklin (Merritt Island, FL)

"I would vote for Rudy in a New York Minute. John McCain is too much of a maverick. He seems to do what he wants regardless of the party. Hillary is too Left regardless of the image she is trying to portray. A tiger can't change its stripes and she can't change her bias either. Condoleezza Rice hasn't got the image of a powerful enough person to make a good president; maybe a number two position." — Dan (New Canaan,ralph lauren pas cher, CT)

"The dream ticket would be Rudy Giuliani as president and Condi Rice as vice president,abercrombie france." —,abercrombie fitch; Jim

"Mitt Romney and Condoleezza Rice in 2008,polo femme!" — Debbie

"Fred Thompson and Condoleeza Rice in 2008!" — Gene (Hernando, MS)

"Neil Cavuto and Sean Hannity in 2008!" — Karen (Columbia, SC)

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"My dream ticket for 2008 would be unbeatable: Colin Powell for President and Rudy Giuliani as his running mate." — Doug (Easton,ralph lauren home, MD)

"You have not listed the best candidates for either party who are the most likely to get their party’s nod. For Republicans, better choices would be Gingrich, Fritch,polo ralph lauren, or Hannity. For Democrats,polo ralph lauren outlet, perhaps, Dean,abercrombie and fitch france Egypts New President, Sheehan, or Jackson." — Sheridan

No matter when the Republican National Convention officially starts,polo homme,abercrombie and fitch france Ritz Says Charlie She, it still marks perhaps the best chance for party leaders to ratchet up what has until now been bridled enthusiasm for Mitt Romney -- as he and President Obama compete for the last of the undecided voters in a very tight race.

The balloons and confetti are set to cascade inside the Tampa Times Forum when Romney accepts the nomination, as planned. And party leaders have assembled Romney’s most ardent and passionate supporters to make their case on stage about why Romney is the best choice in November to lead the country,polo femme.

“This is a huge opportunity to capture the attention of the American public and keep them focused for several nights,polo ralph lauren,” said Juleanna ,polo lacoste;Glover,abercrombie and fitch,polo homme,abercrombie pas cher Peace Corps Volunteers React, a Republican strategist and co-founder of the Washington-based Ashcroft Group. 

The biggest threat to that undivided attention will almost certainly be Tropical Storm Isaac, which has already postponed the election start from Monday to Tuesday and is projected to make landfall later this week along the northern Gulf Coast states.

Glover suggested the challenge for the Romney team will be to refrain from trying to re-invent the candidate or going over the top, instead generating enthusiasm through trying to reinforce that Romney is a leader, a church-goer and a family man.

Their biggest challenge may well be in convincing Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and private-equity manager who through the entire election cycle has argued his mission is to fix the economy not win a popularity contest.

The mantra even wore off on some of the Republican Party’s most influential leaders,polo homme, including House Speaker John Boehner, who in July said: “The American people probably aren't going to fall in love with Mitt Romney.”

Boehner also said Romney, who founded the Bain Capital private equity firm,abercrombie and fitch france Review Substance, Sex, “was going to do a great job even if you don't fall in love with him." But the perception was already largely in place and has, at times,ralph lauren femme, remained there,ralph lauren.

Just last week, Romney vowed in The Wall Street Journal that he won’t be part of the celebrity-style culture often favored by politicians.

Voters,polo ralph lauren pas cher,ralph lauren pas cher, Romney suggested, are most interested in hiring a fix-it specialist for an ailing economy. And when he appeared before crowds at campaign stops,Ignoring the drunks, he doesn’t think, “What can I do here to portray myself in a way that would be appealing to the public?” Romney told the paper.

Romney’s favorability rating is now at 46 percent,ralph lauren, according to an averaging of polls by the Real Clear Politics website. It was as low as 21 percent according to a CBS-New York Times poll in January and as high as 50 percent according to a CNN-Opinion Research poll this month.

While Glover suggests a plan that focuses on reinforcing Romney’s image, bolstered by wife Ann’s scheduled speech and the presence of their children,abercrombie fitch,polo ralph lauren pas cher,ralph lauren pas cher, others have suggested the presumptive GOP nominee go further.

“He needs to sell himself, (Romney) the man, his vision for the country,polo,” Jonathan Collegio, spokesman for the Super PAC Crossroads GPS, told Fox News on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, John Sununu,Bring new life to your old furniture, a former New Hampshire governor and Bush administration chief of staff, suggested Romney’s disciplined manner might not warm voters’ hearts, but his competence and capability will in the end resonate with them.

Still,ralph lauren, Glover doesn’t think the convention is Romney’s last, best chance -- calling it just “one of several bites of the apple” and suggesting that the presidential debates this fall could be the turning point.

“They are highly dynamic situations,ralph lauren pas cher,” she said,polo lacoste. “Debates are more pivotal than conventions,hogan.”

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