In a late October poll in 2004, fewer than four in 10 voters said the economy was an extremely important concern, while nearly 50 percent identified terrorism as the most salient issue facing the nation.

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Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern England, said the findings were "extremely worrying".

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Adrian Monck, head of journalism at City University London, said that Al Jazeera is fortunate to have an owner with "extremely deep pockets" and little concern with financial success or demographics.

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'There is concern over the uncertain state of President Yeltsin's health, at the continuing extremely high level of criminal penetration of the financial system and over the impact on Russia of the Asian financial crisis, ' Mr. Goldman said.

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Describing the 1, 000 mark as "an extremely worrying milestone", he said the outbreak "continues to grow and remains of great concern".

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