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January 22, 2008

Blue Dogs Sniff at Fiscal Stimulus: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

You've seen the hound who sits out front and emits a low growl when people walk by. He's saying, "You can pass, but don't try any funny stuff."

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January 22, 2008

Front-Runner McCain: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

Sen. John McCain's win over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina was no landslide, but stands as by far the most important win in his quest for the presidency. It means that McCain by any measurement is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.

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January 22, 2008

Clinton and Obama Have Different Bases of Support

Following her popular-vote victory in Nevada’s caucus last week, Senator Hillary Clinton is as much a frontrunner as she was before Senator Barack Obama’s victory in Iowa on January 3.

January 21, 2008

Hillary v. McCain Might Just Be The Final: A Commentary by Dick Morris

Both Clinton and McCain scored hugely significant wins on Saturday in Nevada and South Carolina, wins which might set them on the road to the nomination.

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January 21, 2008

Florida: Clinton 47% Obama 29%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds Senator Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama 47% to 29%. That’s a bit closer than last week when Clinton led by twenty-four points, but still a comfortable lead. In December, the former First Lady held a 45% to 17% lead.

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January 21, 2008

New York: McCain 26% Giuliani 20% Romney 13%

When Rudy Giuliani and his campaign team came up with the strategy to skip the early states and wait until Florida before entering the fray, they probably never expected to be trailing in New York State. But, that’s just what’s happened.

January 21, 2008

New York: Clinton 51% Obama 30%

Hillary Clinton has a twenty-one point lead over Barack Obama in New York State. It’s Clinton 51% Obama 30%. John Edwards picks up 10% of the vote.

January 21, 2008

Florida: Romney 25% McCain 20% Giuliani 19%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Mitt Romney with a slight lead in Florida’s Republican Presidential Primary. John McCain and Rudy Giuliani are close behind in what may develop into a three-man race.

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January 21, 2008

79% Have Favorable Opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King

Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 15% offer an unfavorable opinion.

January 20, 2008

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 43% Republicans 38%

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if the Congressional Election were held today, 43% of American voters say they would vote for the Democrat in their district and 38% would opt for the Republican

January 20, 2008

Voters Expect Little from Congress in 2008

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 12% of American voters say it’s Very Likely Congress will take steps to help the economy in 2008.

January 19, 2008

Rasmussen Markets Update: For Democrats, New Hampshire plus Nevada equals Iowa

Following her victory in Nevada, Rasmussen Markets data shows that Hillary Clinton has regained the frontrunner status she enjoyed before the Iowa caucuses.

January 19, 2008

Rasmussen Markets Update: McCain Chances of Winning Republican Nomination Tops 50%

John McCain’s victory in South Carolina has made him the clear frontrunner in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.

January 19, 2008

Hillary Clinton's Massive Conflict of Interests: A Commentary by Dick Morris

As American banks go hat in hand to foreign financial institutions and governments, begging for capital to help them get out of the mess into which their subprime loans have landed them, the question arises as to whether the United States should permit nations like China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the banks they control to acquire part ownership of our leading banks.

January 19, 2008

Snow in South Carolina May Impact Turnout in Tight GOP Race

One of the surprises in New Hampshire’s Presidential Primary a few weeks ago was the pleasant weather. Who would have expected 60 degree temperatures in New England on January 8? Today’s weather in South Carolina may be equally surprising

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January 19, 2008

Bipartisan Stimulation: An Inside Report by Robert Novak

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader John Boehner are working behind the scenes to attempt rare bipartisan cooperation on an economic stimulus package.

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January 19, 2008

Mostly Decent Politics: A Commentary by Michael Barone

My campaign and election memories go back to 1960, when I was one of the few who backed John Kennedy at an election night party that my parents were throwing.

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January 18, 2008

The TV Diet: A Commentary by Susan Estrich

It's been nearly three months since the writers went on strike. The TIVO broke a month into it, and no one in my house has bothered to fix it.

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January 18, 2008

In Contrast to Obama, Hillary Plays the Race Card: A Commentary by Dick Morris

On the evening of Jan. 3, it became clear that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was going to be a serious candidate for president with a viable chance of winning.

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January 18, 2008

51% Say Security More Important than Privacy

Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans say that Security is more important than privacy.