Almost all American voters think the country's economy is in bad shape, and few see benefits from the Obama administration's economic policies. In fact, slightly more voters think the policies have hurt rather than helped the economy -- and many others think they have made no difference either way.

A Fox News poll released Friday found that more than 9 in 10 voters give the economy negative ratings: 40 percent rate economic conditions as "only fair" and another 51 percent say it is in "poor" shape.

Current views are almost identical to those held a year ago, when 39 percent said "only fair" and 52 percent said "poor" (January 2010).

The bright spot for the Obama administration is the large drop in the number rating the economy as "poor." The week before he took office in January 2009, some 74 percent said it was in "poor" shape and now that's down to 51 percent. •

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MIAMI (Reuters) - Burglars snorted the cremated remains of a man and two dogs in the mistaken belief that they had stolen illegal drugs, Florida sheriff's deputies said on Wednesday. Full Story »

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Man admits mailing hundreds of tarantulas

Reuters – Wed Jan 19, 11:34 am ET

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A German national who shipped hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States through the mail has pleaded guilty to a federal smuggling charge, prosecutors said. Full Story »

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