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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, Undecided Voters, Politics, Republican Party, Mitt Romney
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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: Barack Obama, Boca Raton, Undecided Voters, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Time for school choice in Chicago
Cal Thomas"There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time." -- Calvin Coolidge, responding to the 1919 Boston police strike This oft-quoted line from the then-governor of Massachusetts might be updated to include "the public...Tags: Teachers, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, Chicago Teachers Strike, Awards and Prizes
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Holy War
Holy War. That was the headline emblazoned atop the Huffington Post last week just hours after a number of U.S. Catholic entities, including Notre Dame, filed suit against the provision in the health care law concerning birth control. And, just in case...Tags: Barack Obama, Birth Control, Roman Catholicism, Health Treatments, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Abortion, Birth Control, Social Issues, Health Treatments, Planned Parenthood
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'Fiscal cliff' has some Americans delaying big purchases, others ready to dive in
Across the country, a sudden shift is taking place. Bobbie Cleave, a retired teacher in Utah, has put off plans to get a badly needed car. Brian Chandler, a data manager in metro Atlanta, is delaying buying a house, despite needing space for his...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, CNN (tv network), Homes, White House
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Roe redux? No, gay marriage is not like the abortion uproar
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column I can’t predict how the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the gay marriage cases being argued before them this week, but I can assure you of one thing: As far as issues go,...... -
They cannot stand Pat. But right's move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Change of SubjectHere's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee has... -
Gallup Poll says Florida least religious state in the South
The Religion WorldWith 37.6 percent of Floridians saying they are “very religious,” Florida ranks at the bottom of Southern states, according to the latest Gallup Poll. Mississippi, with 58 percent of its residents classified as very religious, tops the... -
Terms limits
Change of SubjectIn another thread, commenter Barry3 points to Democrats, Republicans Diverge on Capitalism, Federal Gov't; results from a new Gallup Poll in which voters were asked for their gut responses to a set of economics-related terms: Democrats have a more... -
Too soon to make too much of the polls
Change of SubjectMid-August polls in the three most recent races when an incumbent president facec a challenger: 2004, President George W. Bush (red) vs. John Kerry (blue) FOX/Opinion Dynamics 8/25 44 45 Gallup 8/25 50 47 NPR 8/24 45 50 GWU Battleground...... -
Hard to believe
Change of SubjectThis news story--- A new poll (.pdf) suggests that 1 in 20 Americans now call themselves atheists, a fivefold increase from the last time the survey was taken in 2005. The Religion News Service reports that, to go along with......
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