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April 13, 2018Speaker Ryan Follows the Lead of Speaker Reed By Michael Barone
One hundred nineteen years ago, Speaker of the House Thomas B. Reed announced that he was, after 22 years of service, resigning from Congress. Reed had been one of the most effective speakers ever. Barbara Tuchman's account, in "The Proud Tower," of how he neutered the minority party has entranced readers for decades now. When Democrats tried to prevent the presence of a quorum by refusing to answer roll calls, he defeated their efforts by simply noting their presence from the chair.   

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                            April 13, 2018Americans Say Employers, Not Government, Should Set Salaries
Some states are attempting to tackle income inequality at the state level, but when it comes to salaries, Americans think decisions should stay in the hands of the employer and want to keep employee salaries private.

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                            April 12, 2018Few Have Seen UFOs, But Most Think Intelligent Life is Out There
Late last month, two commercial pilots flying over the Arizona desert reported seeing an unidentified flying object pass overhead. Few Americans claim to have ever seen, or know someone who has seen, a UFO, but that doesn’t mean they don’t believe there’s intelligent life on other planets.

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                            April 12, 2018Voters More Likely Now to See Mueller Probe As Partisan Witch Hunt
Following Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s invasion of the office and home of President Trump’s personal lawyer, voters increasingly believe Mueller’s probe is politically biased. But they also tend to think he is unlikely to nail the president for anything criminal.

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                            April 12, 2018Americans Think Kids' Self-Esteem Higher Than Actual Achievement
Americans believe young people in this country are more likely to think highly of themselves than their academic performance merits.
April 12, 2018Exit Paul Ryan: Another Blow to Republican Odds in the House By Kyle Kondik
The political world was rocked Wednesday morning by House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R, WI-1) decision to not seek reelection to his southeastern Wisconsin House seat. That said, Ryan’s departure really should not have come as that much of a surprise. Rumors had been swirling for months that Ryan was not long for the House, and we flagged this strong possibility for Crystal Ball readers more than a month ago when we first listed Ryan’s district on our list of competitive House seats, moving it from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.

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                            April 11, 2018Few Think U.S. Has Best Tax System in the World
As Tax Day draws near, Americans are feeling better about the U.S. tax system than they have in the past, but half still believe they’re paying more than their fair share of taxes.

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                            April 11, 2018For Most Voters, U.S. Is The Best Nation in the World
Most voters believe the United States is superior to other nations around the world, but suspect that creates higher expectations from other countries.
April 11, 2018War on Science By John Stossel
We've been told conservatives don't believe in science and that there's a "Republican war on science."   
April 11, 2018The Student Data-Mining Scandal Under Our Noses By Michelle Malkin
While congresscritters expressed outrage at Facebook's intrusive data grabs during Capitol Hill hearings with Mark Zuckerberg this week, not a peep was heard about the Silicon Valley-Beltway theft ring purloining the personal information and browsing habits of millions of American schoolchildren.

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                            April 11, 2018Democrats Maintain Edge in April’s Generic Ballot
Democrats continue to hold a slight lead over Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot, though that  lead has narrowed since the beginning of the year.

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                            April 10, 2018Support for Troops on U.S-Mexico Border Is Way Down
President Trump has ordered the National Guard to the border with Mexico to help stop illegal immigration, but support for using the military there has fallen dramatically. Few voters think it would be a boost to U.S. national security.
April 10, 2018The President's Trump Card for Spending Restraint By Stephen Moore and James Carter
The White House is seriously considering a strategy to cancel tens of billions of dollars of wasteful spending in the $1.3 trillion budget signed by President Donald Trump last month.

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                            April 10, 2018Americans Believe Teachers Are Underpaid
Teachers in several states have gone on strike for better pay in recent weeks, and more Americans than ever agree that school teachers aren’t paid enough.
April 10, 2018Has the War Party Hooked Trump? By Patrick J. Buchanan
With his Sunday tweet that Bashar Assad, "Animal Assad," ordered a gas attack on Syrian civilians, and Vladimir Putin was morally complicit in the atrocity, President Donald Trump just painted himself and us into a corner.

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                            April 9, 201840% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending April 5.

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                            April 9, 2018Support for Teachers’ Unions is Up
As teachers in several states protest for higher wages and more school funding, an increasing number of Americans see teachers’ unions as a good thing and fewer feel those unions prioritize protecting their members over the quality of education. Still, more than half believe the interests of these unions are more self-serving.

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                            April 9, 2018Americans Work A Lot, But They Like It
Employed Americans work long hours, but most enjoy their workday.

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                            April 7, 2018What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 7, 2018
President Trump’s policies were making waves beyond our borders this week, and voters like most of what they saw.
April 6, 2018#Neveragain Movement: Settle On A Clear Demand By Ted Rall
Eight hundred thousand people participated in the March for Our Lives rally in Washington on March 24, say organizers with the #NeverAgain movement sparked by the Parkland, Florida school massacre. The turnout was impressive -- but will it lead to new gun legislation?