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December 29, 2007

Public Divided on Whether Bill Clinton Hurts or Helps Hillary

In terms of Hillary Clinton's campaign for President, 43% believe that Bill Clinton is a plus. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 41% hold the opposite view and consider the former President a minus for the campaign.

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December 29, 2007

The 'Two-Fer' Problem: A Commentary By Dick Morris

As Bill Clinton crisscrosses America defending his wife's candidacy, he's fuel ing speculation about who'd be in charge should Hillary be elected.

December 29, 2007

54% Say 2007 Was a Good Year Personally, Just 35% Say It a Good Year for USA

In terms of their own personal life, most Americans (54%) say that 2007 was either a good year, an excellent year, or one of the best years ever in their life.

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December 29, 2007

Is Huckabee Slipping?--Obama vs. McCain--Earmark Non-Reform: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

While public polls show Mike Huckabee leading Mitt Romney in Iowa, a new survey of an oversized sample shows Huckabee slipping and no longer ahead of Romney.

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December 29, 2007

Lessons From The Surge: A Commentary by Michael Barone

There are lessons to be learned from the dazzling success of the surge strategy in Iraq.

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December 28, 2007

Rasmussen Reports Announces Launch of RasmussenMarkets.com

Rasmussen Reports, LLC, today announced the launch of RasmussenMarkets.com, a “prediction market” that allows players to "buy and sell" candidates, issues, and news futures.

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December 28, 2007

Rasmussen Reports Launches RasmussenMarkets.com

Rasmussen Reports has launched RasmussenMarkets.com to provide enhanced coverage of Election 2008.

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December 28, 2007

50% Say Debates Good Way to Learn About Candidates, 64% Say Reporters Offer Biased Analysis

Just 50% of Likely Voters Believe that Presidential Debates are a good way to learn about the candidates.

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December 28, 2007

Will Arizona's Immigration Law Work?: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

What would happen if the United States seriously enforced the ban on hiring undocumented workers?

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December 28, 2007

Benazir Bhutto. May She Rest in Peace: A Commentary by Susan Estrich

I met her in a green room, which, like so many others, wasn't even green. The woman doing makeup had no idea who she was and neither did the camera man, but they knew I was going on first, to discuss some OJ-like topic of no real importance, so they asked her to get out of the makeup chair so I could be "done" first

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December 27, 2007

GOP's Last Man Standing: John McCain: Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

Sen. John McCain, given up for dead a few weeks ago as he ran a cash-starved, disorganized campaign, today is viewed by canny Republican professionals as the best bet to win the party's presidential nomination.

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December 27, 2007

Top Story Of 2007: The Surge, The Military, And The Media: A Commentary By Michelle Malkin

There should be no question what the top story of the year was: America's counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq, the Democrats' hapless efforts to sabotage it, and the Western mainstream media's stubborn refusal to own up to military progress.

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December 27, 2007

Bush's Very Good Year: A Commentary by Lawrence Kudlow

Against all odds, and despite the usual drumbeat of criticism, President George W. Bush has had a very good year. The troop surge in Iraq is succeeding.

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December 26, 2007

Clinton Competitive in North Carolina

North Carolina has been a safely Republican state in recent Presidential elections. Even with a home state Senator as the Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate in 2004, President George W. Bush carried the state by a dozen percentage points.

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December 26, 2007

Only Suckers Pay Bills: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

Wouldn't it be fun to do a money-dance around town, throwing borrowed hundred dollar bills to passersby, while arranging to have others pay for the adventure?

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December 26, 2007

As Clinton, Obama Maintain Leads Over Republicans in Michigan, 33% Say Peace on Earth Is Possible

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Michigan shows Hillary Clinton leading Rudy Giuliani 45% to 36%, Mitt Romney 45% to 39%, and Mike Huckabee 45% to 36%.

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December 26, 2007

In Illinois, Obama Still Bests Republicans More Easily than Clinton

A plurality of 46% of Illinois voters would vote for a generic Democrat if the Presidential election were held today, while only 35% would vote for the GOP candidate.

December 25, 2007

90% To Celebrate Christmas

Ninety percent (90%) of American adults will celebrate Christmas in some form or another this holiday season.

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December 24, 2007

A Rogue CIA - Inside Report by Robert Novak

Outrage over the CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes is but one element of the distress about the agency by Republican intelligence watchdogs in Congress.

December 24, 2007

McCain 49% Clinton 43%; Clinton Leads Huckabee by Four

With the first primary contests less than two weeks away, Senator John McCain has gained a six-point lead over Senator Hillary Clinton in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.