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Independents split between McCain, Obama

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama waves goodbye after delivering an address during services at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago on June 15, 2008. Obama discussed the importance of fatherhood in his address to the church. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)
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WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- Independents show their independent streak in a Washington Post-ABC News poll that indicated a split between the two likely presidential candidates.

In the Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., are close to even among respondents identifying themselves as political independents, a shift toward the presumptive Republican nominee over the past month. Despite McCain's gains, poll results indicated Obama still held a narrow advantage over McCain.

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The new survey shows Obama running ahead of McCain by 48 percent to 42 percent among all adults. Among registered voters, Obama was in front of McCain 49 percent to 45 percent.

Independents said they saw McCain as more credible on fighting terrorism but split evenly on who would be the stronger leader and better on the Iraq war. For other key attributes and issues, including the economy, independents favored Obama.

The poll of 1,125 adults was conducted by telephone Thursday through Sunday. The sampling error is 3 percentage points.

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