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                            May 13, 2013Voter Views of Benghazi Are Unchanged After House Hearings
Voter perceptions about the murder of the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi, Libya last year and how the Obama administration has explained it are basically unchanged despite last week’s high-profile congressional hearings on the incident.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 31% of Likely U.S. Voters rate the administration’s explanation of the events surrounding the murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens as good or excellent. Forty-one percent (41%) think the administration has done a poor job explaining things. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
May 13, 2013Did Clinton and Obama Believe Their Benghazi Baloney? By Michael Barone
What were Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton thinking? Why did they keep pitching the line that the 9/11/12 Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans started as a spontaneous protest against an anti-Muslim video?    

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                            May 13, 201332% View U.S. Health Care System As Good or Excellent
Voters give the U.S. health care system its lowest marks in recent years and are increasingly pessimistic about the short-term future of health care in this country.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 32% of Likely U.S. Voters rate the health care system as good or excellent. That’s down nine points from 41% in late March and down from an all-time high of 55% in May 2010. However, in July 2008, just 29% rated the health care system as good or excellent.
Just as many (31%) now consider the U.S. health care system to be poor, up from the low 20s in recent months. Only 13% thought the system was poor in May 2010. (To see survey question wording, click here.) 
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 11, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            May 12, 2013Most Americans Plan on Visiting Mom Today
Most mothers should expect a visit or a phone call today, even though Mother's Day has slipped in importance in recent years.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 64% of American Adults whose mothers are still alive will visit them for Mother’s Day. Another 31% plan on calling their mothers in honor of the day. Just four percent (4%) with living mothers plan on doing neither of those things. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on May 8-9, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            May 11, 2013What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls -- For The Week Ending May 12, 2013
Is anyone in Washington listening? At week’s end, a Senate committee put increased border security on the back burner in an immigration reform plan that would move millions of illegal immigrants closer to citizenship.

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                            May 10, 201339% Give Obama Positive Ratings on Economy, 41% Poor
Voters are still more confident in President Obama’s handling of national security than in how he's doing with the economy.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters rate Obama’s handling of national security issues as good or excellent, little changed in recent weeks but down from 52% at the beginning of the year. Thirty-three percent (33%) rate his performance as poor. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 7-8, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. 

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                            May 10, 201350% Think Most Immigrants Are Pursuing the American Dream
Most U.S. voters have a favorable opinion of immigrants who come to this country in pursuit of the American Dream, but only half think immigrants to this country have that goal in mind. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters believe most immigrants work hard, support their families and pursue the American Dream. Only 24% disagree, but just as many (26%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 5-6, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            May 10, 201364% Who Favor More Gun Control Believe Gun Crime Has Gone Up
Most Americans recognize that there are more gun owners in the United States today than there were 20 years ago but don’t know that gun crime in the country has gone down in that same period of time.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just seven percent (7%) of American Adults believe there are fewer gun owners in this country now than 20 years ago. Sixty-three percent (63%) think there are more gun owners in America today, while 17% say the number is about the same. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on May 8-9, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 10, 2013Three Girls Lost in Cleveland By Froma Harrop
The story of three girls grabbed from the streets of Cleveland and caged in their neighborhood for some 10 years demands scrutiny beyond expressions of shock. We can't let this gruesome tale of Ariel Castro allegedly imprisoning, impregnating and tormenting young women simply pass into the annals of true crime -- not just yet. But how are we to process it? The man was clearly a sicko, but what kind of sicko was he?

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                            May 10, 2013Why the Benghazi Hearings Are Likely to Be a Bust by Scott Rasmussen
Foreign policy matters rarely top the list of voter concerns. That's especially true in times of challenging economic news. In recent weeks, though, national security topics have been working their way into the headlines. First came the Boston Marathon bombings and questions about terrorist connections. The civil war in Syria entered the news with reports of chemical warfare followed by an Israeli bombing near Damascus. Finally, congressional hearings have provided additional details about what happened in Benghazi, Libya, on the day Ambassador Christopher Stevens and other Americans were murdered during a terrorist attack.

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                            May 9, 201364% Favor Social Security Taxes On All or Most of Earnings
Most voters favor raising the level of taxable income to keep Social Security solvent.
Currently, Americans pay Social Security taxes only on the first $113,700 earned each year, but 64% of Likely U.S. Voters think taxes should be paid on all or most of what a person earns annually. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 20% disagree.  Sixteen percent (16%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 7-8, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            May 9, 201327% Think College Graduates Have Skills Needed to Get A Job
An overwhelming majority of adults still believes that in terms of finding a job in today’s economy, a college degree is at least somewhat important, but just one-in-four think most college graduates are qualified to get a job.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of American Adults believe most college graduates do not have the skills needed to enter the workforce. Twenty-seven percent (27%) disagree and think they are qualified to find work. Just as many (25%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.) 
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                            May 9, 201373% Think U.S. Should Stay Out of Syrian Civil War
U.S. voters generally approve of Israel’s decision to bomb targets in Syria but still believe the United States should stay out of the conflict there.
Sixty-one percent (61%) of Likely U.S. Voters at least somewhat approve of Israel’s decision to bomb suspected missile storage facilities in Syria. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 29% disapprove. This includes 32% who Strongly Approve and 11% who Strongly Disapprove. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 7-8, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 9, 2013Watergate Revenge: Republicans Yearning to Impeach Obama Over Benghazi 'Cover-Up' By Joe Conason
Less than four months after Barack Obama's inauguration, the right-wing propaganda machine is already promoting the only imaginable conclusion to a Democratic administration that dares to achieve a second term: impeachment. Once confined to the ranks of the birthers, the fantasy of removing President Obama from office is starting to fester in supposedly saner minds.
May 9, 2013College Bubble Bursts After Decades of Extravagance by Michael Barone
Markets work. But sometimes they take time. 
That's the uncomfortable lesson that proprietors of America's colleges and universities are learning.

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                            May 9, 201356% Think Illegals Outnumber Legal Immigrants Each Year
Most Americans believe in any given year that illegal newcomers outnumber legal immigrants to the United States. But very few recognize how many legal immigrants enter this country each year.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% of American Adults believe there are more illegal immigrants than legal immigrants in a typical year. Only 14% think there are more legal immigrants coming in. But 30% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on May 6-7, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            May 8, 201331% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, May 5.
Voter optimism in the nation’s current course is up one point from the previous week. This is identical to the findings a year ago and in line with voter attitudes since early March after President Obama and Congress failed to agree on a budget cutting plan and the so-called sequester cuts kicked in. Confidence in the country's direction jumped into the low 40s last November and remained in the mid- to high 30s through February.
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The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen April 29-May 5, 2013. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            May 8, 201334% Rate Obama’s Handling of Government Spending As Good or Excellent
Voters continue to question President Obama's handling of issues related to government spending and taxes. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 34% of Likely Voters rate the way the president is handling spending issues as good or excellent. That marks little change from last month but is down from 39% in January. Forty-seven percent (47%) think the president is doing a poor job.
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 3-4, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. 

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                            May 8, 2013Most Americans See Family As Most Helpful in Tough Times
When going through a tough time in their life, 53% of Americans expect their family would be Very Helpful. Twenty-four percent (24%) say the same about their local church or religious organization, while 22% think their friends would help that much.
Nothing else come close. Local charities, businesses and all levels of government are seen as Very Helpful by single digit numbers.
Rasmussen Reports asked American adults in a national telephone survey how helpful different groups, organizations and agencies would be to them if they were going through a challenging period in their lives. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on February May 4-5, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            May 8, 2013Only 38% Think Immigration Reform Law Even Somewhat Likely to Pass This Year
Voters aren’t overly optimistic that Congress will pass an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws this year.  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters think it’s at least somewhat likely that the House and Senate will pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation and it will be signed into law by President Obama this year. But 52% consider that unlikely. This includes just eight percent (8%) who say major immigration reform is Very Likely this year and 15% who say it’s Not At All Likely. Ten percent (10%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 5-6, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.