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January 2, 2009

Offshoring Is One Sure Thing By Froma Harrop

Barack Obama's pick for commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, vows to create millions of technology jobs that can't be outsourced. Sounds good, particularly in this melting economy.

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January 2, 2009

Americans See A Better 2009 But No End to Recession

Americans have a bit more confidence in 2009 than in the year that just passed, but 50% of adults believe the country will still be in a recession this time next year.

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January 2, 2009

Time for a Choice -- Not an Echo By Lawrence Kudlow

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is absolutely right to warn against Obama's gigantic stimulus-spending package. McConnell says it "will be the largest spending bill in the history of our country at a time when our national debt is already the largest in history." As a result, he says the bill "will require tough scrutiny and oversight."

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January 1, 2009

Happy New Year ...By Susan Estrich

When I was younger, New Year's was a time fraught with frantic uncertainty revolving around the seemingly critical questions of whether I would have a date and-or something to do.

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January 1, 2009

43% To Resolve This New Year’s Day, 42% Vow To Keep It

For many people, New Year’s resolutions are made to be broken, so this year it looks like most aren’t even bothering with the time-honored tradition. Fifty-two percent (52%) of adults say they will not make a New Year’s resolution.

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December 31, 2008

To Kiss Or Not To Kiss On New Year’s Eve

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of men plan to kiss someone at midnight on New Year’s Eve, and 55% of women say the same.

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December 31, 2008

Americans Closely Divided Over Israel’s Gaza Attacks

Americans, while far more sympathetic to Israel than the Palestinians, are closely divided over whether the Jewish state should be taking military action against militants in the Gaza Strip.

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December 31, 2008

Now Sits Expectation In The Air By Tony Blankley

As President-elect Obama vacations with his family in Hawaii and publicly complains about the intrusiveness of the press pool and the intense scrutiny of his Secret Service team, I suspect about now Obama may be recalling George Bernard Shaw's heartless observation that: "There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it."

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December 30, 2008

Christmas Tops Holiday List, with New Year's Day Far Behind

As we ready ourselves to ring out the old and ring in the new, just 11% of adults say New Year's Day is one of the most important holidays of the year.

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December 30, 2008

Stability Was The Hallmark of Election 2008

The beginning and the end of the 2008 General Election campaign were remarkably stable. Initially, after Barack Obama wrapped up the Democratic nomination, he was ahead of John McCain by four to seven points just about every night for the entire month of June. At the other end of the campaign, Obama was consistently up by about five to seven points for the last 40 days of the campaign.

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December 30, 2008

What Israel Still Must Do By Froma Harrop

Everyone knows what must be done if there is to be a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Israel's forceful response to rocket attacks from Gaza does not change that.

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December 30, 2008

Unpardonable By Debra J. Saunders

If President Bush had been looking for a textbook case of a federal offender who should never win a presidential pardon, Isaac R. Toussie would fit the bill.

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December 29, 2008

60% Are Comfortable Using Credit Cards Online

Three-out-of-five U.S. adults (60%) say they are comfortable using a credit card for online purchases despite recent news reports of identity theft and poor computer security.

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December 29, 2008

Voters Champion Free Market But Want More Regulation

As the incoming Obama administration and the Democratic congressional leadership scramble for ways to right the U.S. economy, 70% of U.S. voters say a free market is better than one managed by the government.

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December 29, 2008

Revisiting the Democratic Primaries: Analysis by Scott Rasmussen

With the country preparing to inaugurate Barack Obama as the next president of the United States next month, it’s hard to remember how improbable the notion of a President Obama seemed just a year ago. In fact, all indications are that Obama himself wasn’t really expecting to win it all in 2008.

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December 28, 2008

Catholics, Protestants Practice Faith in Different Ways

While Catholics and Protestants both fall under the broad umbrella of Christianity, they practice their faith in different ways.

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December 27, 2008

83% Concerned with Identity Theft

While more and more Americans shop on the Internet, 83% of U.S. adults are still concerned about having their identities stolen online. According to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, just 15% are not concerned.

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December 27, 2008

FDR vs. Reagan: May The Best President Win

It’s a showdown between the two most influential presidents of the 20th Century. Franklin D. Roosevelt versus Ronald W. Reagan.

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December 27, 2008

Obama May Be an Aloof President By Michael Barone

Barack Obama and his family are vacationing in his native Hawaii, far from the wintry snows of Chicago -- and far from almost every other American politician.

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December 27, 2008

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 26, 2008

Finally, the commercial season comes to a brief close, and the real meaning of Christmas is celebrated.