Economic Anxiety: Like Rats in a Cage By Froma Harrop
One day last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up 246 points. On CNBC, Jim Cramer punched the Sousa March button. NPR's "Marketplace" boomed, "We're in the Money."
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April 14, 2009
April 14, 2009
Voters Don't Rank Immigration As A Priority Issue
Despite reports that President Obama plans to begin a push for immigration reform, voters rank it fifth out of five priorities he has proposed this year in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 14, 2009
Some Get the Tea, Others Get the Bag By Debra J. Saunders
In December 1773, Bostonians held a Tea Party in Boston Harbor to protest excessive British taxes. "No taxation without representation" was their message.
April 13, 2009
Republicans Close The Gap With Democrats on Several Key Issues
After a month of major legislation by the White House and Congress to try to fix the struggling economy, more voters trust the Democratic Party to handle economic issues than they did a month ago.
April 13, 2009
48% Say They Will Owe Less Money In A Year Than They Do Now
Many Americans, it appears, expect to keep their financial house in order despite the troubled U.S. economy.
April 13, 2009
36% Favor Lifting U.S. Embargo on Cuba, 35% Disagree
U.S. voters are evenly divided over whether the United States should lift its long-standing economic embargo of Cuba as President Obama prepares to meet with Latin American leaders this week in part to discuss U.S.-Cuban relations.
April 13, 2009
War on Terror Confidence Rebounds As SEALS Rescue Captain
In a survey taken the weekend U.S. Navy SEALS rescued an American ship captain from Somali pirates, voter confidence in America’s handling of the War on Terror has rebounded slightly.
April 13, 2009
45% Say Most Get Involved in Politics to Protect Themselves From Government
Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans adults say most people get involved in politics to protect themselves from what the government might do, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 12, 2009
Who Wants To Free Mumia Now? By Debra J. Saunders
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal seeking a new trial for death-row inmate and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted in the 1981 shooting of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
April 11, 2009
About What Happened in Jerusalem By Susan Estrich
I was in elementary school in Swampscott, Mass., when I learned that the Jews had killed Christ. Or so we were told, right around this time of year. Most of the kids in the class just nodded when they heard. It seems they already knew. I was shocked.
April 11, 2009
79% Believe Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead
As Christians gather to celebrate Easter this Sunday, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 88% of adults nationwide think the person known to history as Jesus Christ actually walked the earth 2,000 years ago.
April 11, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 10, 2009
It’s all about taxes this time of year.
April 11, 2009
Unions Can't Move the World By Michael Barone
If you have a long enough lever, you can move the world. That's an old saying attributed to Archimedes. But what Archimedes didn't add is that a long enough lever may splinter in your hands if the material is not strong enough. You may end up not moving the world where you wanted it to go and finding yourself in a position you didn't want to be in.
April 10, 2009
76% Oppose Federal Bailout of Ailing Life Insurance Companies
Add one more government bailout to the list opposed by most Americans. Seventy-six percent (76%) of adults say “no” to using federal funds to bail out troubled life insurance companies, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 10, 2009
For Most Americans, Easter Is An Important Holiday
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans say Easter is one of the nation’s most important holidays, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That's up seven points from a year ago.
April 9, 2009
66% of Americans Say Their Vote Counts in Elections
Two-thirds of American adults nationwide (66%) say their vote really matters on Election Day.
April 9, 2009
Predict Who Will Be the Next Contestant Eliminated from American Idol
American Idol is down to its final seven contestants. We want you to predict which contestant will be the next one eliminated from Wednesday's show on April 15.
April 9, 2009
55% Oppose Eliminating Deductions As A Trade-off for Lower Tax Rates
Fifty-five percent (55%) of Americans are opposed to eliminating all tax deductions even it means tax rates will be lowered, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 9, 2009
Only 27% See the U.N. As America's Ally
Just 27% of U.S. voters regard the United Nations as an ally of the United States, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
