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WASHINGTON - After Barack Obama's first six weeks as president, the American public's attitudes about the two political parties couldn't be more different, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds.
Despite the country's struggling economy and vocal opposition to some of his policies, President Obama's favorability rating is at an all-time high. Two-thirds feel hopeful about his leadership and six in 10 approve of the job he's doing in the White House.
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By comparison, the Republican Party — which resisted Obama's recently passed stimulus plan and has criticized the spending in his budget — finds its favorability at an all-time low. It also receives most of the blame for the current partisanship in Washington and trails the Democrats by nearly 30 percentage points on the question of which party could best lead the nation out of recession.
But the poll also shows potential dangers for Obama and the Democrats. For instance, there's a sizable gap between the president's personal popularity and the popularity of his policies.
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Free-agent spenders: Who chose wisely?
Economy be damned, money burns holes in NFL owners' wallets. Clark Judge breaks down some big dollar free agent signings of the last four years. See for yourself if they worked out or not.
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Free-agent spenders: Who chose wisely? 
March 3, 2009
Tell Clark your opinion!That seven-year, $100 million deal that Albert Haynesworth signed with Washington got me to thinking: Just how smart is it to spend big bucks on free agents? You know what I mean. Exactly what should clubs like Washington expect as reasonable returns on their investments?
The popular perception is that the Redskins overpaid for a defensive tackle -- it doesn't matter which one -- and that Haynesworth will play more as the underachiever of 2006 than the All-Pro of 2008. Maybe, but it will be at least nine months before we know.
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In the meantime, I decided to look at some of the biggest free-agent catches of the past four years to give us ... and Washington ... an idea of what to expect. The case studies presented here aren't necessarily the biggest contracts since 2005, but they were loaded with the most immediate money -- meaning guarantees and bonuses.
Results varied, but good news, Washington: In general, they weren't all that bad. Of course, they weren't all that stellar, either. In fact, given what I just learned from the big-money deals, I'm not sure I wouldn't choose New England's path to free agency and sign low-budget players who fit a niche on my team.
One word of caution: Contracts aren't always what they seem, and the Haynesworth deal is a perfect example. It makes him the game's highest-paid defensive player, but if you read the fine print you find a $5 million signing bonus, option bonuses of $4.2 million a year from 2010-14 and workout bonuses of $500,000 each from 2012-15. More...
