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January 2, 2008Layoff Expectations Rising Among Manufacturing Workers
  
Confidence among manufacturing workers declined for the second consecutive month in December, as the sector’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) dropped 5.7 points to 77.3.
January 2, 2008Atlanta Worker Confidence Continues to Decline
  
The Hudson Employment Index (SM)
     for Atlanta fell again in December, dropping 6.9 points to 93.5.
January 2, 2008Confidence Weakens for Twin City Workers in December
  
After a slight rebound in November, the Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Minneapolis - St. Paul inched down 1.8 points to 88.2 in December.
January 2, 2008NYC Worker Confidence Declines Again
  
The Hudson Employment Index (SM)
     for New York City slipped 7.5 points to 84.3 in December for the third consecutive month.
January 2, 2008Legal Workers See Better Finances, but Overall Confidence Down
  
Workers in the legal sector were less optimistic in December, as the group’s Hudson Employment Index (SM)
     edged down 1.7 points to 101.9.
January 2, 2008Tampa - St. Pete Worker Confidence Falls to Lowest Level on Record
  
After posting a significant increase in November, the 
    Hudson Employment IndexSM for Tampa – St. Petersburg fell 11 points to 78.8, the lowest number on record for this market.
January 2, 2008Sharp Drop in Expected Hiring Hurts D.C. Worker Confidence
  
Worker confidence continued sliding in Washington, D.C., in December, as the city’s the Hudson Employment Index (SM) dropped 6.9 points to 93.7. Less expected hiring and growing financial concerns persisted in the nation’s capital.
January 2, 2008Iowa Democrats: Obama, Clinton, and Edwards
  
Those who want polls to tell them who will in Iowa will be sorely disappointed. Rasmussen Reports believes that polling to date has presented a good overview of the race in Iowa but that caution should be used in reading the latest polling from Iowa.
January 2, 2008Monthly Index Drops Slightly as Cash Flow Concerns Rise
  
Economic confidence among small business owners is off slightly for December, down a half-point from the previous month, as small business owners expressed less confidence that economic conditions are getting better, either in the general economy or with their own businesses.
January 2, 2008Worker Sentiment Hits New Low as 2007 Draws to a Close
  
The 
    Hudson Employment IndexSM fell 4.6 points in December to 87.3, as workers’ confidence in the U.S. labor market continued to decline. 
January 2, 2008As Campaign Season Begins, Only One Presidential Candidate is Viewed Favorably by Majority of Voters
  
One impact of the long run-up to Election 2008 can be seen in public perceptions of the leading Presidential candidates.
January 2, 2008The United States Needs a Confirming Election: A Commentary by Scott Rasmussen
  
The United States is in dire need of an election where somebody wins big, an election that confirms someone with a real majority, and an election that provides the nation with some sense of a prevailing public perspective.
January 2, 2008Read the Iowa Caucus Polls With Caution
  
Eight polls have been released for the Iowa caucuses within the past week. For the Democrats, four of those polls show Hillary Clinton ahead, two show Barack Obama in the lead, one has John Edwards on top, and one shows a tie between Edwards and Obama with Clinton a point behind.
January 1, 2008Partisan Trends: Number of Republicans in U.S. Increases in December to Two-Year High
  
The number of Americans who consider themselves to be Republicans jumped nearly two percentage points in December to 34.2%. That’s the largest market share for the Republican brand in nearly two years, since January 2006.

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                            January 1, 2008Huckabee's Perilous Perception Of Souls: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
  
In 1996, then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee reportedly pressured a parole board to release a sexual predator from jail.

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                            January 1, 2008Happy New Year: 30% Expect Hillary to Be Elected This Year
  
Happy New Year. On the first day of 2008, 30% of American voters expect the year to end with Hillary Clinton as President-elect.

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                            December 31, 2007A New Year’s Message From Ralph Nader
  
"Do you really believe if we replace a bunch of corporate Republicans with a bunch of corporate Democrats that anything meaningful is going to change? This has to stop. It's that simple."
December 31, 2007Democrats: Clinton Still the Frontrunner, Iowa Still a Must-Win for Obama and Edwards
  
While the dynamics of the Republican race seem to change almost every day, the storyline in the Democratic nomination race has been the same almost all year.
December 31, 2007What the Republican Candidates Need From Iowa and New Hampshire
  
Following a pre-season that lasted far too long, and at times seemed to exist only for political junkies and the media, Election 2008 is finally here.
December 31, 2007Bush in Pakistan: Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto followed urgent pleas to the State Department for the last two months by her representatives for better security protection.