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--Just 20 percent of those surveyed say Obama is "very likely" to be an effective commander in chief, down 4 percentage points from last month.

--McCain is seen as "very likely" to be effective by 38 percent of respondents, down eight points from last month.

--Thirty-six percent of registered voters cite the economy and jobs as their top concern, easily eclipsing the war in Iraq at 17 percent. Gas and oil prices were cited by 9 percent of registered voters, followed by health care at 8 percent and the environment at 5 percent.

--A substantial majority of those surveyed - 70 percent - say the candidates are not doing enough to address their top issue.

--Seventy-seven percent of registered voters say the next president should focus more on domestic issues than foreign policy issues.

--Just 8 percent say the net president's primary focus should be international issues.

--Fifty-two percent of registered voters say they are either "very" or "somewhat" confident that Obama will make the right decisions on the economy; fifty percent are "very" or "somewhat" confident McCain will.

--About two in three McCain supporters say they are "satisfied" with the Arizona senator, though 17 percent say they are "dissatisfied." Just six percent of Obama supporters are "dissatisfied" with their candidate.

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