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May 31, 2008

McClellan Book: Most Have Heard About It, Plurality Not Sure If He’s Telling the Truth

Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans have read, seen, or heard something about the new book by President Bush’s former Press Secretary, Scott McClellan. However, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows that the public is not sure if McClellan is telling the truth.

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May 31, 2008

The Economy: A Reality Check By Michael Barone

"It's the economy, stupid," James Carville famously said during the 1992 campaign, when a young Bill Clinton was running against the other President Bush. The same could be said during this presidential campaign. The headlines are full of economic bad news -- mortgage foreclosures, the collapse of an investment bank, higher gas and food prices and lower home prices.

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May 31, 2008

McClellan's Revenge By Robert D. Novak

Republican insiders see the bitter criticism in Scott McClellan's memoir, "What Happened," as a payback for his abrupt firing as White House press secretary in the spring of 2006.

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May 30, 2008

McCain Trusted More Than Obama on Economy, Iraq, National Security

When it comes to the economy, 47% of voters trust John McCain more than Barack Obama. Obama is trusted more by 41%. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey also found that, when it comes to the War in Iraq, McCain is trusted more by 49% of voters. Obama is preferred by 37%. McCain has an even larger edge—53% to 31%--on the broader topic of National Security.

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May 29, 2008

Rasmussen Reports Service Offered to 14 Million DISH Network Subscribers

DISH Network Corporation, the nation's third largest pay-TV provider and the digital transition leader, today announced the addition of new features to its DISH Decision 2008 interactive television (iTV) platform.

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May 29, 2008

Coal-Cap Disaster By Lawrence Kudlow

Tuesday's Wall Street Journal strongly editorializes against the Warner-Lieberman cap-and-trade plan that allegedly will solve our alleged problem with global warming -- now called climate change.

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May 29, 2008

Teens Belong in Summer Jobs By Froma Harrop

Put disadvantaged teens into summer jobs. Hook them into the world of work. They'll come home with new skills, discipline, contacts and, yes, money.

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May 29, 2008

The Controversial Caucuses: An Outsized Influence in 2008 By Rhodes Cook

Maybe one of the most intriguing - and nefarious - aspects of this long-running Democratic presidential campaign is that the legitimacy of the system itself has come into question.

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May 29, 2008

Can McCain Overcome the Triple Whammy? By Alan I. Abramowitz

With the long and contentious Democratic nomination race finally winding down, the attention of the media and the public is beginning to shift to the general election. In November, voters will face a choice between two rather atypical presidential candidates.

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May 29, 2008

Blame to Share in Primary Farce By Joe Conason

When the Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee meets on May 31 to determine the status of the votes cast in the Michigan and Florida primaries, its members should try to look past self-serving campaign arguments and silly attempts to save face by bumbling party leaders.

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May 29, 2008

Hillary Agonistes By Robert Novak

When Hillary Clinton last Friday said, "We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June (1968) in California," she was not saying anything she had not publicly declared earlier.

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May 28, 2008

McCain Seen as Candidate Most Likely to Reach Across Party Lines

If John McCain is elected President, 63% of voters say it’s at least somewhat likely that he will reach across party lines and work effectively with both Republicans and Democrats.

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May 28, 2008

Just Say Yes By Susan Estrich

There is a very easy way for Barack Obama's team to avoid floor fights at the Democratic National Convention.

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May 28, 2008

71% of Adults Believe Gas Prices Will Hit $5/Gallon Before End of Summer

A recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 71% of adults believe that the price of gas is at least somewhat likely to reach $5 a gallon before the end of the summer. Just 21% say it is unlikely to reach the $5 mark.

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May 27, 2008

Bad News for GOP Can Be Good News for McCain By Froma Harrop

The recent loss of formerly deep-red congressional districts to Democrats is supposed to be awful news for John McCain. Actually, the opposite could be true.

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May 27, 2008

Most Say Stimulus Had No Impact & Best Economic Policy is Getting Government Out of the Way

Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters nationwide say that the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year has had no impact on the economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 57% believe that if Congress and the President do nothing more, the economy will be in even worse shape a year from now.

May 26, 2008

Memorial Day: 48% Will Take Time to Honor Those Who Have Given Their Life

On Memorial Day, 2008, 36% of Americans report knowing a relative or close friend who has given their life while serving in the U.S. military. Thirty-seven percent (37%) report knowing someone serving in Iraq at this time.

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May 26, 2008

A Vice President for Abortion By Robert Novak

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, whose Roman Catholic archdiocese covers northeast Kansas, on May 9 called on Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to stop taking Communion until she disowns her support for the "serious moral evil" of abortion.

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May 24, 2008

The Rev. Wright Connection Still Haunts Obama By Michael Barone

As Barack Obama makes his slow but steady way toward the Democratic nomination, the assumption in the admiring precincts of the press corps is that voters have dismissed as irrelevant his longtime association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

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May 24, 2008

Generic Congressional Ballot: 47% Democrat 39% Republican

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found the Democrats have an eight-point lead this month on the Generic Congressional Ballot.