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June 9, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Americans Who Don't Have Health Insurance

The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Tuesday focuses on health insurance.

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June 9, 2009

Generic Ballot Finds Democrats, Republicans in a Dead Heat

Democratic and Republican Congressional candidates have each lost support from voters this week, but Democrats came in just ahead in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.

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June 9, 2009

32% Say Cost Has Kept Them From Filling A Prescription

Nearly one-out-of-three Americans (32%) say they have not filled a prescription because the cost was too high, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 9, 2009

41% Say Quality of GM Cars Will Suffer Under Government Management

Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans expect the quality of General Motors cars to get worse now that the federal government is the majority owner of the bankrupt automaker.

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June 9, 2009

62% Say Obama Should Not Meet With Iran Until It Stops Nuclear Weapons Program

Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters say Iran should be required to stop developing its nuclear weapons capabilities before a meeting is allowed between the Iranian president and the president of the United States, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 9, 2009

Many Think Octomom, Jon and Kate Exploiting Their Children

Children have been starring on television from Day One, but their presence on two reality shows - one already a hot hit, the other a hit in the making - have Americans wondering if the children are being taken advantage of.

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June 9, 2009

A Texas-Size Medical Lesson By Froma Harrop

McAllen, Texas, spends more per person on health care than any other metropolitan area in America, except for Miami. Why would this poor border town spend $15,000 a year per Medicare enrollee?

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June 8, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Government Spending Being Canceled

The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Monday focuses on government spending.

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June 8, 2009

Voters Now Trust Republicans More than Democrats on Economic Issues

Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on six out of 10 key issues, including the top issue of the economy.

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June 8, 2009

Americans Still Like Wal-Mart, Say It’s Good for the Community

Wal-Mart’s still number one, and Costco has a way to go to catch up.

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June 8, 2009

Just 42% of GM Owners Likely to Buy GM Again

Only 42% of those who currently own a General Motors car are even somewhat likely to buy a GM product for their next car. That figure includes just 30% who are Very Likely to do so.

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June 8, 2009

32% Say Most Islamic Nations Want Peaceful Relations with America

Fewer than one-third of U.S. voters (32%) believe most Islamic nations want to have a positive and peaceful relationship with the United States. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% disagree and 24% are not sure.

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June 8, 2009

Obama Needs to Brush up on Middle East History By Michael Barone

For a man of his impressive educational credentials, Barack Obama has sometimes shown a surprising ignorance of history.

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June 7, 2009

S .F. Students Earn Their Stripes By Debra J. Saunders

When the San Francisco school board voted last month to restore the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, it seemed that sanity had prevailed -- three years after the board voted to kill the popular program. Finally, the board had put students' welfare ahead of its ruthless political correctness.

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June 7, 2009

Imperfect Moments by Susan Estrich

I have hated graduations for most of my life. High school was my best, and it wasn't great: I lost out as valedictorian by one-tenth of a point, and the guys who finished third and fourth behind me both got into Harvard and I didn't. I was heading off to my last choice college, the one that had given me the big scholarship. Still, I was healthy, and my parents were both alive and there. I didn't know yet that right there, that was enough, more than I would ever have again.

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June 6, 2009

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ending June 5, 2009

Most voters continue to approve of the job President Obama is doing, but, as is often the case, the devil is in the details.

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June 6, 2009

Recall the Stimulus by Lawrence Kudlow

Testifying before the House Budget Committee this week, Ben Bernanke said that when the time comes, the Fed will raise interest rates in order to stop inflation from building in the next recovery. He also asked for "fiscal balance" to sustain financial stability. On the surface -- in terms of keeping prices stable and restoring value to the softening U.S. dollar -- this is positive. Surely Bernanke wants to do right for America, and he's giving it his best shot.

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June 5, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Islamic Relationship

On June 5-6, 2009, Rasmussen Reports will be asking likely voters nationwide the following question: Do most Islamic nation’s want to have a positive and peaceful relationship with the United States?

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June 5, 2009

51% Rate Obama’s Leadership Skills Good or Excellent

Fifty-one percent (51%) of U.S. voters say President Obama is a good or excellent leader. While still positive, that number is down from 55% last month and is the lowest level found since he took office in January.

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June 5, 2009

Americans Overwhelmingly Believe Judges of Different Backgrounds Would Reach Same Conclusion

Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters nationwide believe that well-qualified male and female judges would reach the same conclusion most of the time. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 17% disagree and another 17% are not sure.