The right track

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For the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is on the right track.

According to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, 48 percent of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction and 44 percent say it's going in the wrong direction. The "right direction" number is up from 40 percent in February.

Not since January 2004 has an AP survey found more "right direction" than "wrong direction" respondents.

While these data hardly seem surprising after the nightmare of the last eight years, there are still those patriots who remain skeptical.