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John McCain has consistently out-polled Barack Obama and foreign policy matters and who voters think is the stronger leader, but now he appears to be gaining on Obama when it comes to handling the economy. Just after the Democratic convention, Obama enjoyed a 19 point lead over McCan and now the Republican nominee has narrowed that to 48 percent to 45 percent in a post-Republican convention Gallup survey conducted Sept. 5-7. The margin of error is 3 percent.

The economy is rated the top issue by 42 percent of voters and four other issues are bunched up next at 12 or 13 percent - Iraq, energy and gas prices, health care and terrorism. Here's how the candidates fare on those:

• Iraq: Mccain 52, Obama 42.
• Energy and gas prices: McCain 46, Obama 46.
• Health care: Obama 52, McCain 40.
• Terrorism: McCain 55, Obama 38.