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February 7, 2011

As With Other Fallen Allies, Egypt Will Vex the U.S. By Michael Barone

Most campaign rhetoric and political punditry is underpinned by an assumption that perfect solutions are possible, if only people would have the good sense to adopt the candidate's or the pundit's course of action. Alas, that is not always so.

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February 7, 2011

58% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law; Most Still Expect Costs To Rise and Quality To Suffer

The majority of voters still support repeal of the new national health care law and remain convinced that it will drive up the cost and hurt the quality of health care in the country.

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February 6, 2011

Most Americans Go for Girl Scout Cookies

Waistlines, watch out! The Girl Scouts have started selling their cookies again this year.

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February 6, 2011

Romney, Huckabee Even With Obama, Other GOP Hopefuls Trail

An early look at potential 2012 match-ups indicates that the election is likely shaping up as a referendum on President Obama. That’s typical when an incumbent runs for reelection.

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February 6, 2011

Game Day: 62% Will Watch Super Bowl XLV

After weeks of hype, the big day is finally here. The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers will face off in Cowboys Stadium, and most Americans will be watching.

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February 6, 2011

Snow Job By Lawrence Kudlow

The January employment report was a complete snow job. Abominable winter blizzards across the country caused 886,000 workers to report “not at work due to bad weather,” according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is 600,000 more than the normal 300,000 not at work for the average January of the past decade.

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February 5, 2011

Military Aid to Iceland? Most Americans Say Yes

The United States has military defense treaties with over 50 nations around the globe from obvious ones like the United Kingdom and Germany to less predictable ones like Costa Rica and Iceland. What do Americans think we should do if these countries are attacked?

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February 5, 2011

Viewers Pick Packers to Win Super Bowl XLV

If you’re a sports fan, you’ve likely heard the slogan “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” But viewers of this Sunday’s Super Bowl aren’t letting this claim impact their predictions. In fact, they’re predicting a loss for the team they think has the better defense and a better coach.

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February 5, 2011

Missing Moderate Republicans By Froma Harrop

One of the more disagreeable traits of many tea party "spokespeople," aside from their loose connection with facts, is their zest for threatening Republicans who don't leap when they say "jump."
  

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February 5, 2011

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 4, 2011

The drama on the streets of Cairo has many Americans thinking about national security and the role our country plays in the world these days.

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February 5, 2011

That Scene By Susan Estrich

I had never seen anything like it. I sat in the movie theater holding my breath as Marlon Brando wielded the stick of butter. For the sake of families who might be reading, I'll say no more, except that "Last Tango in Paris" was, depending on your perspective, either a very sexy movie or a very scary one.

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February 4, 2011

35% of Super Bowl Watchers Find The Ads Better Than The Game

One-out-of-three Super Bowl viewers think the commercials are better than the game.

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February 4, 2011

Half Want Troops Out of Europe, Japan, But South Korea's Another Story

A plurality of voters think the United States should remove troops from Western Europe and Japan and let them defend themselves. But when it comes to South Korea, most voters think we should stay.

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February 4, 2011

54% Say States Should Have Right To Opt Out of Health Care Law

More than half the states are challenging the constitutionality of the new federal health care law in court, many focusing on the requirement that every American must have health insurance. More voters than ever oppose that requirement and think states should have the right to opt out of some or all of the health care law.

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February 4, 2011

Obama's Antique Vision of Technological Progress By Michael Barone

Barack Obama, like all American politicians, likes to portray himself as future-oriented and open to technological progress. Yet the vision he set out in his State of the Union address is oddly antique and disturbingly static.

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February 4, 2011

32% of Voters Are Both Fiscal and Social Conservatives

In today’s economic climate, few voters consider themselves liberals on fiscal policy issues, but there’s a little more divergence of opinion when it comes to social issues. 

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February 4, 2011

Our Continuing Focus on State Legislatures By Larry J. Sabato

Thanks to Tim Storey and his colleagues at the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Crystal Ball can share with you the most up-to-date picture of power control in the states. It is summed up nicely in the two maps and one graph, below.

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February 4, 2011

ElBaradei a Bad Guy? Don't Listen to the American Right By Joe Conason

To his fellow Egyptians and to most observers across the world, Mohamed ElBaradei looks like a hero -- an international diplomat who might well have lived out his days in the comforts of Geneva and New York, but returned home to provide leadership despite serious personal peril. But to leading figures on the American right, ElBaradei is a figure to be mocked, scorned and dismissed as a stooge of darker forces in Egyptian politics and the Mideast.

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February 3, 2011

When It Comes to Military Strategy, Voters Put American Interests Ahead of World Peace

Most U.S. voters believe the country’s military strategy should focus on defending the United States and its interests, but a sizable number thinks the strategy should concentrate on keeping the world peaceful instead. Either way, voters see economic challenges as a much bigger threat to the United States than challenges on the military front.

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February 3, 2011

Most Adults Think Movies Hurt Society, Lead To More Violence

Most Americans believe movies have a negative impact on society and lead to an increase in violence.