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Two-thirds of bankers say they are underpaid, survey finds
Perhaps proving the old adage that money cannot buy happiness, two-thirds of bankers say they were unsatisfied with their pay last year. Nearly 70% of finance professionals from New York, London and Singapore reported they were "unhappy" with their...
Tags: Banking
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McManus: Romney's big bounce
Last week's debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney was an even bigger win for Romney than it appeared at the time. That's what the polls are telling us. The debate, it seems, prompted swing voters to take a second look at the GOP candidate, and...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Polls, Undecided Voters, Politics
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What the presidential polls show
Only six weeks to go in the presidential campaign, and the public opinion surveys have developed a case of the jitters. Last week, one respected poll reported that President Obama had opened an eight-point lead over Mitt Romney, but another reported...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Polls, Undecided Voters
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Abortion rights advocates let their voices be heard
The subject was reproductive rights, the audience was fervently pro-choice and the panelists were activists from Planned Parenthood, the National Organization for Women and the ACLU. But although the players may have been typical, the game plan was...Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Values, Cancer, Health, Health Treatments
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Egyptian women worry about rights under new Islamist president
World NowAs fireworks lit the sky after Egypt elected its first Islamist president last month, Nadeen Gamil, who had endured years of sexual harassment, knew that the battle for women’s rights had taken an ominous turn. While thousands celebrated in Tahrir... -
Americans' 'ideal weight' shifts upward
As we enter the season of the year in which Americans typically gain at least a pound or two that never goes away, a new report from the Gallup Poll finds that as our actual weight drifts upward, so do our perceptions of what our "ideal" weight would be. ...Tags: Obesity, Weight, New Year's Day, Health, Holidays
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Donald S. Kellermann dies at 83; led Times Mirror research group
Donald S. Kellermann, who brought a new depth to opinion polling on politics, public policy and the media as founding director of the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press, died Tuesday of liver cancer at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 83....Tags: Values, Diseases and Illnesses, Robert Frost, Health, PBS (tv network)
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The Orange County Register Jan Norman column
Orange County RegisterJim Clifton has spent decades pondering why business succeeds or fails. A 40-year employee of Gallup Inc., the public opinion research and consulting company, Clifton has spent the past 25 years as its CEO. Under his leadership, Gallup has expanded from a...Tags: Business Enterprises, Orange County Register, Steve Jobs, Labor Markets, Business
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OPINION: May celebrates bicycles, BBQ, salads, seniors
The Record, Stockton, Calif.May has served as a gateway to summer with the 90-degree temperatures a harbinger of what will surely come in June, July and August. It is a month when the Stockton Bicycle Club, of which I am a member, moves the start time of its club rides to 8 a.m.,...Tags: Jimmy Carter, Salads, United States Census Bureau, Foods and Beverages, Tour of California
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OPINION: Only 4 percent rate guns as top worry
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Joe Manchin used a senatorial recess to assure news outlets throughout West Virginia that he is going to give gun control another try. Why? Only 4 percent of Americans think guns and gun control are the No.1 problem the nation faces, according to a...Tags: Unemployment, Gun Control, Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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The Seattle Times Jerry Large column
Seattle TimesGood data can make for good decisions and policies as long as our various biases don't get in the way. Results of a Gallup Poll last week indicated Washington was the 11th most stressed-out state. That seems like something we might want to address,...Tags: Diabetes, Science and Technology, Science, Heart Disease, Medical Research
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Fear of gay-marriage backlash far-fetched
Even U.S. Supreme Court justices care what people think about them, experts say. In their current same-sex marriage cases they fear a big public backlash if they overreach. But history shows such fears to be greatly exaggerated when a controversial...
Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Internal Revenue Service, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Marriage
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