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November 16, 2007

40% Want Congress to Cut Off Funds Unless President Commits to Troop Withdrawals

Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters say they want U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by the end of 2008. However, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 40% want Congress to cut off funding if the President won’t go along with the plan. Fifty percent (50%) are opposed to Congress using the purse strings in this manner while 10% are not sure.

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November 13, 2007

61% Want Troops Home From Iraq Within a Year

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 61% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.

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November 10, 2007

31% Want Cheney Impeached

Thirty-one percent (31%) of Americans say that Vice President Dick Cheney should be impeached and removed from office. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 40% disagree while 29% are not sure.

November 9, 2007

73% Say Police Should Check to See If Traffic Violators are in the Country Legally

Seventy-three percent (73%) of American voters say that when someone is pulled over for a traffic violation, police officers should routinely check to see if that person is in the country legally.

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November 6, 2007

59% Want Troops Home From Iraq Within Year

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.

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November 6, 2007

77% Oppose Drivers’ Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

Seventy-seven percent (77%) of American adults are opposed to making drivers licenses available to people who are in the country illegally.

November 1, 2007

44% To Get Flu Shot, Just 11% Worried About Vaccine Shortage

Forty-four percent (44%) of American adults plan to receive a flu shot this year. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 47% do not have this precautionary measure in their seasonal plans. Those figures are similar to last year’s results.

October 31, 2007

57% Want Troops Home From Iraq Within Year

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 57% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.

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October 31, 2007

Mukasey Confirmation Battle Not Yet Catching Public Attention

Just a couple of weeks ago, Michael B. Mukasey seemed headed for easy confirmation as the nation’s next Attorney General.

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October 31, 2007

Americans Doubt Sanctions Against Iran Will Work

The U.S. government recently imposed a raft of new economic sanctions against Iran that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says are a response both to Iran's refusal to stop enriching uranium and to its interference in Iraq.

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October 28, 2007

Senate Heeded Public Opinion By Rejecting Dream Act

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of all voters oppose the Dream Act concept. Republicans oppose it by a 5-to-1 margin and unaffiliateds are opposed by a 3-to-1 margin.

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October 25, 2007

In Dealing With Iran, Americans Expect Little Support from European Allies

Most voters doubt the United States can count on its European allies when dealing with Iran.

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October 25, 2007

62% Say Develop Alternative Sources of Energy, 12% Favor Conservation

In a week where oil prices reached a record high of over $90/barrel a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey revealed that 62% of Americans believe that the best way to meet the country’s future energy needs is to develop alternative sources of energy.

October 18, 2007

Public Does Not Share Bush Optimism On Middle East

On Wednesday, President George W. Bush expressed optimism about prospects for a U.S. sponsored Middle East peace conference, but the American public does not share his optimism.

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October 16, 2007

64% Want Troops Home From Iraq

For the second straight week, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 64% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.

October 11, 2007

Free Health Care? Not If It Means Switching Insurance Coverage!

Half of Americans support the notion of providing health care for free to all Americans even though they expect it will reduce the overall quality of care, increase the overall cost, and increase their personal costs.

October 10, 2007

42% Believe U.S. Tortures Prisoners, 27% Say It Should

Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters believe that the United States tortures prisoners captured in the War on Terror.

October 9, 2007

Support Growing for Iraq Troop Withdrawal

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 64% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.

October 5, 2007

57% Oppose Bush Veto of Children’s Health Insurance Legislation

Sixty-five percent (65%) of American voters know that President Bush vetoed a bill expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.

September 28, 2007

1% View Holocaust as Myth, 1% See Iran & US as Allies

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a much-hyped trip to New York this week and 34% of American voters followed the news stories covering the event Very Closely.