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January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009
77% Say Inauguration Should Begin With Prayer
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of U.S. voters say an opening prayer should be part of the presidential inauguration ceremony, despite an atheist’s legal effort to halt the historic practice.
January 20, 2009
Why Health Reform May Happen By Froma Harrop
Let the name-calling begin. A national health plan is again proposed, and its foes are trying to deal it death by unflattering labels. The old favorites include "socialized medicine" and "government takeover of health care."
January 19, 2009
What Did Reagan’s Inaugural Say? By Lawrence Kudlow
On the eve of Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, with a tough economic downturn and the ongoing threat from global terrorism, perhaps it is useful to recall Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address, delivered on January 20, 1981.
January 19, 2009
48% of California Voters Blame State Budget Crisis On Legislature
Nearly half of California voters (48%) blame state legislators for California’s current budget problems.
January 19, 2009
44% Say Global Warming Due To Planetary Trends, Not People
Al Gore’s side may be coming to power in Washington, but they appear to be losing the battle on the idea that humans are to blame for global warming.
January 19, 2009
Voters Upbeat about American Society, Future on Eve of Inauguration
Sixty nine percent (69%) of American voters now view their nation’s society as fair and decent.
January 19, 2009
86% Have Favorable Opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Eighty-six percent (86%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including 52% with a Very Favorable opinion of the civil rights leader.
January 18, 2009
Bush Showed U.S. Is No Paper Tiger By Debra J. Saunders
From the day President Bush took office, the long knives were out for him -- in ways they will not (and should not) be out for President-elect Barack Obama.
January 17, 2009
Arnold's State of the State -- Not So Good By Debra J. Saunders
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's State of the State address on Thursday was a far cry from his first such speech in 2004.
January 17, 2009
California Governor: Brown 40% Whitman 38%
The race may be nearly two years away, but early match-ups for the 2010 gubernatorial election in California show that it's likely to be a close one.
January 17, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 16, 2009
Time doesn’t stand still for ceremony, and neither do the problems that are currently facing the United States. Barack Obama is well aware of this, with his swearing-in as president finally at hand.
January 17, 2009
Is a Change in Migration Patterns at Hand? By Michael Barone
Evidence keeps accumulating that the tide of immigration is ebbing. Tough enforcement laws passed by states like Arizona and Oklahoma and localities like Prince William County, Va., have reportedly spurred Latino immigrants to move elsewhere.
January 16, 2009
Predict the Poll Results: How Many Voters Will Say Inauguration Day Should Be A National Holiday?
With Barack Obama’s swearing-in as president coming this Tuesday, we’re asking voters: Should Inauguration Day be a national holiday?
January 16, 2009
Predict the Poll Results: How Many Voters Will Say An Opening Prayer Should Be Part of the Inauguration?
With Barack Obama’s swearing-in as president coming this Tuesday, we’re asking voters: Should an opening prayer be part of the presidential inauguration?
January 16, 2009
39% Say It’s Too Easy to Get an Abortion in the U.S.
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of American adults say it is too easy to get an abortion in the United States, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 16, 2009
TARP Vote Reflects Voter Shifts As Well
The U.S. Senate on Thursday, at the urging of President Bush and President-elect Obama, released the second half of the $700 billion financial sector rescue plan, approved last October and known officially as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
January 16, 2009
74% Say Madoff Should End His Days In Jail
Will he or won’t he – go to jail for life, that is?
January 16, 2009
What the New President Will Need By Susan Estrich
President-elect Barack Obama will no doubt ask for many things in the coming weeks -- from Congress, from the states, from banks and businesses, and from the American people. He will ask for new legislation, new programs, new regulations, not to mention confirmation of all his new people.
January 15, 2009
Views of Nation's Future Remain Stable - and Negative
Although the United States will swear in a new commander-in-chief in just a few days, voter perceptions about the nation’s future remain largely negative.
