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January 25, 2008

75% Expect Alternative Fuel Cars Within a Decade

Seventy-five percent (75%) of American adults believe that the U.S. Auto Industry is at least somewhat likely to develop an automobile that runs on something other than gasoline in the next ten years.

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January 25, 2008

McCain 49% Clinton 38%

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds John McCain leading Hillary Clinton nationally by double digits. The survey, conducted on the two nights following New Hampshire’s Primary, shows McCain attracting 49% of the vote nationwide while Clinton earns 38%.

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January 25, 2008

Attorney General Edwards?: An Inside Report by Robert Novak

Illinois Democrats close to Sen. Barack Obama are quietly passing the word that John Edwards will be named attorney general in an Obama administration.

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January 25, 2008

Georgia: Obama 41% Clinton 35%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Georgia shows Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton by six percentage points, 41% to 35%. John Edwards is a distant third at 13%.As in other states in the Democratic race, there is a significant racial divide.

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January 25, 2008

South Carolina Has Set the Stage for General Election: A Commentary by Michael Barrone

South Carolina: In 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000, it was the state that, with its early primary, determined the winner of the Republican nomination for president.

January 25, 2008

Rasmussen Markets See Romney as Debate Winner

Rasmussen Markets data suggests that Mitt Romney gained ground in Florida during last night’s televised debate. When the debate began, the market results showed Romney with a 54% chance of winning Florida’s Primary next Tuesday.

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January 24, 2008

Georgia: Huckabee 34% McCain 19% Romney 16%

While John McCain and Mitt Romney are fighting for the lead in Florida’s Presidential Primary on January 29, Mike Huckabee has the lead in Georgia.

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January 24, 2008

Florida: Clinton 51% Obama 26%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds Senator Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama 51% to 26%.

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January 24, 2008

The Mortgage Mogul and His Victims: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

As banks, money markets and stock exchanges convulse over a sinking American economy, we see the folks sprawled at the bottom of the smoking rubble -- debt-crushed American consumers. It is they whose reckless or trusting natures enriched so many, at least for a while, and whose troubled loans have sent markets into panic.

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January 24, 2008

Florida: Romney 27% McCain 23%

On the eve of a Republican Presidential Debate in Boca Raton, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 36% of Florida’s Republican Primary Voters could still change their mind before voting.

January 24, 2008

Obama Overpowers Huckabee by Double Digits, Clinton Leads Him by 8

A new Rasmussen Reports survey shows Senator Barack Obama surging past former Governor Mike Huckabee by 51% to 35% among likely voters. Senator Hillary Clinton also leads Huckabee, but by only eight points, 48% to 40%.

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January 24, 2008

The Race for President: The Finalists Emerge: A Commentary by Larry J. Sabato

Now that Iowa, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Michigan, Nevada, and South Carolina have voted, at least in one party, one thing is perfectly clear: While the identities of the two major-party nominees are not yet certain, the ranks on both sides have thinned dramatically and the finalists have emerged.

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January 24, 2008

Business as Usual GOP: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

When House Republicans convene behind closed doors today (Thursday) at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.V., they have a chance to make two bold moves to restore their reputation for fiscal responsibility.

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January 24, 2008

That Dismal Democratic Debate: A Commentary by Joe Conason

Supporters of one Democratic candidate or another may insist that their man or woman won last Monday's debate in South Carolina, but in their hearts most viewers could only have been disappointed by its childish tenor and puerile content.

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January 24, 2008

There's a Method to Crazy Bill's Madness: A Commentary by Dick Morris

Why is Bill Clinton courting such intense publicity, inevitably much of it negative? Is he crazy? Crazy like a fox.

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January 23, 2008

South Carolina: Obama 43% Clinton 28% Edwards 17%

Heading into Saturday’s Democratic Presidential Primary in South Carolina, Barack Obama holds a large and growing double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton.The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in South Carolina shows Obama earning 43% of the vote, Clinton attracting 28%, and John Edwards at 17%.

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January 23, 2008

54% Say Tax Cuts Help Economy

As economic worries mount, 54% of American voters believe that tax cuts generally help the economy. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 15% believe tax cuts are bad for the economy.

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January 23, 2008

Where is Oprah?: A Commentary by Susan Estrich

Was it just last month that the Queen of Everything was everywhere, pulling tens of thousands of people into rallies in Iowa, stomping with Barack and Michelle Obama at just the point it seemed his campaign most needed a lift?

January 23, 2008

How Clinton Will Win The Nomination by Losing South Carolina: A Commentary By Dick Morris

Hillary Clinton will undoubtedly lose the South Carolina primary as African-Americans line up to vote for Barack Obama. And that defeat will power her drive to the nomination.

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January 22, 2008

Americans Say Auto Industry Important, Foreign Companies Good for the Economy

A recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 84% of adults consider the U.S. automobile industry at least somewhat important to the financial stability of the overall economy. That includes 39% who believe it is Very Important.