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April 29, 2008

North Carolina: Obama 51% Clinton 37%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of North Carolina’s Presidential Primary finds Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton 51% to 37%. Earlier this month, Obama led by twenty-three percentage points.

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April 29, 2008

American Idol Fans Say Castro Should Be the Next to Go

With just five contestants remaining, American Idol fans already have their picks on who should be eliminated and who will win the competition.

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April 29, 2008

Codependent Addicts: States and Casinos By Froma Harrop

Loath to tax the citizenry based on income, many states have increasingly turned to cigarette smokers and gamblers for revenues. Gamblers are often smokers, and both groups tend to be of modest or low income.

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April 29, 2008

Workplace Confidence Tumbles to Another New Low

For the sixth time in the last seven months, confidence in the labor markets tumbled during April. The Rasmussen Employment Index (formerly the Hudson Index) fell nearly a point in April to 83.1. That’s down twenty-four points from a month ago and once again establishes a new all-time low for the five year history of the Index.

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April 29, 2008

Nearly Half of Voters Say America’s Best Days Are in the Past

Nearly half of American voters (47%) believe America’s best days have come and gone. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 38% of voters say the nation’s best days are still to come.

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April 28, 2008

34% of Democrats Want Clinton to Drop Out

Thirty-four percent (34%) of Democrats nationwide now believe that Hillary Clinton should drop out of the race for the White House.

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April 28, 2008

Republicans Grow More Confident In Running Against Obama

Republicans are growing more confident about running against Barack Obama and now have no preference as to which Democrat their candidate will run against in the fall.

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April 28, 2008

Disobeying the Pope By Robert D. Novak

In the aftermath of the visit by Pope Benedict XVI, a troublesome question is asked by traditional Catholics: Did American pro-choice politicians receiving Communion at the papal masses indicate a softening on the abortion question by the pope?

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April 28, 2008

Small Business Economic Confidence Continues to Slide

Small business economic confidence continues to slide, marked by another drop in the number of owners who say that economic conditions for their business are getting better.

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April 26, 2008

McCain's Money Mess By Robert Novak

Big-time Republican contributors are complaining that prospective presidential nominee John McCain is poorly organized for the campaign and off to a bad start in raising money.

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April 26, 2008

Popular Vote Gives Clinton an Edge By Michael Barone

One thing many people haven't noticed about Hillary Clinton's 55 percent to 45 percent victory over Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary is that it put her ahead of Obama in the popular vote.

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April 26, 2008

Voters Trust McCain More than Either Democratic Candidate on Key Issues

On as series of key Election 2008 issues, voters generally trust Democrats more than Republicans on most key electoral issues. At the same time, however, John McCain is trusted more than Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama on these issues.

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April 25, 2008

Lilly's Dilemma By Susan Estrich

Lilly Ledbetter was nearing 60 and on the verge of retirement when someone sent her an anonymous letter telling her that for the preceding 19 years, she'd been earning less than her male counterparts at Goodyear Tire and Rubber.

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April 25, 2008

65% Oppose Increase in Capital Gains Tax

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 65% of Likely Voters oppose an increase in the Capital Gains tax. Just 16% favor an increase, while a fifth of voters are not sure.

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April 24, 2008

Osama Crashes the Democratic Party By Froma Harrop

What was so shocking, terrible and unfair about flashing Osama bin Laden's ugly mug on a political advertisement? Hillary Clinton's TV spot was the first Democratic ad to make pictorial reference to the al-Qaida terrorist. It was about time.

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April 24, 2008

The Ritual Flaying of Jimmy Carter By Joe Conason

Nobody with a functioning memory should be too quick to condemn Jimmy Carter for daring to speak with the leadership of Hamas, as nearly everyone along the American political spectrum suddenly has felt obliged to do.

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April 24, 2008

Deepening Democratic Dilemma By Robert Novak

When exit polls for the Pennsylvania primary came out late Tuesday afternoon showing a puny lead of 3.6 points for Hillary Clinton against Barack Obama, Democratic leaders who desperately wanted her to end her candidacy were not cheered.

April 24, 2008

Minnesota Senate: Coleman 50% Franken 43%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows that Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman has opened a seven-percentage point lead over Democratic challenger Al Franken in his bid for re-election.

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April 24, 2008

Why Not Blame Obama? By Larry Kudlow

It's rather amusing watching the liberal media launch a full-scale attack on George Stephanopoulos and Charles Gibson, with Gen. Tom Shales of The Washington Post leading the charge.

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April 24, 2008

Most Adults Say Libraries and Books Still Relevant in the Digital Era

Just over half of adults (52%) say it is more important for children to learn to do research using the internet than libraries.