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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating sat at 41% – close to the lowest level of his presidency – as he prepared for a major speech on Tuesday that is expected to serve as a blueprint for a 2024 re-election bid, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The three-day national poll, which closed on Sunday, also showed 65% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track – up from 58% a year earlier. In a presidency buffeted by soaring inflation and a persistent global health crisis, Biden began 2023 buoyed by unexpectedly strong midterm election resul…