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January 30, 2011
January 29, 2011
Americans Are Far More Likely To Watch A Movie At Home Than In A Theater
Most Americans seldom, if ever, darken the door of a movie theater these days, but plenty of them are watching movies at home.
January 29, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 28, 2011
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January 29, 2011
Food Riots: Is Bernanke Partially to Blame? By Lawrence Kudlow
As we know, massive popular unrest has broken out against autocratic governments in North Africa and the Arab world. Egypt is the biggest story. But to varying degrees, the people have taken to the streets in Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Yemen.
January 28, 2011
Christie: Showing Washington How to Get It Done By Lawrence Kudlow
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie expressed disappointment in President Obama’s failure to commit to aggressive budget cuts and entitlement reform in last night’s State of the Union speech.
January 28, 2011
Voters Continue To Favor Lower Taxes, Less Spending
In his State of the Union speech this week, President Obama refrained from using the term “government spending,” calling it "investment" instead, and made sure to highlight his support for extending the Bush tax cuts. Most voters continue to feel that cutting taxes and reducing government spending are best for the economy.
January 28, 2011
Americans See Brighter Employment Picture
The overwhelming majority of Americans continue to know someone who is out of work and looking for a job, but the number who believe unemployment will be higher one year from now is at its lowest level in over a year. Confidence in the current job market also has reached a recent high.
January 28, 2011
Just 38% Think Major Spending Cuts by Congress Likely In The Next Year
Despite talk from congressional Republicans and President Obama’s State of the Union comments about debt reduction, most voters still think Congress is unlikely to make major spending cuts in the near future.
January 28, 2011
Freshman Stress By Susan Estrich
Every year, UCLA's Higher Education Research Center does a national study of college freshmen, some 200,000 in all. This year, the big news is emotional health -- or lack thereof. Nearly half of the students surveyed -- and more than half of the young women -- ranked their emotional health as "below average," the highest numbers since the survey began 25 years ago.
January 28, 2011
Boomers' 'Second Adolescence' Goes on Hold By Froma Harrop
A few years ago, baby boomers needed 3-D glasses to take in the gorgeous vision of their decades to come. Books and articles foresaw baby boomers skipping off into a "Second Adolescence" of self-fulfillment. No longer chained to the 9-to-5 and still healthy, the newly "retired" would follow their muse. The future was theirs, despite all that gray hair (or gray roots).
January 28, 2011
Majority of Voters Oppose Federal Bailouts for States
While a number of states now face serious budget shortfalls, most voters continue to oppose federal bailout funding to help them out.?
January 27, 2011
Most Voters Oppose Letting States Declare Bankruptcy
States are currently not allowed by law to file for bankruptcy, but former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and others have argued that bankruptcy might be the least painful alternative for taxpayers in heavily debt-ridden states like California, Illinois and New York. Voters aren't thrilled with the idea, but they like it better than higher taxes, and they're even more supportive if told government employees might have their pensions reduced in the process.
January 27, 2011
50% Now Oppose President’s New Spending Proposals
The president’s Tuesday night State of the Union speech had little impact on support for his new spending proposals in areas like education, transportation and technological innovation.
January 27, 2011
Obama Changes the Narrative By Joe Conason
Complaints about President Obama's State of the Union address on both sides of the political divide (which was obscured but not obliterated by the evening's novel seating arrangements) seemed to miss its point and purpose
January 27, 2011
The Early Line: 2012 House Races By Isaac T. Wood
Following the 2010 House “shellacking” by the GOP, Democrats are hungry for revenge while Republicans are hungry for more. While there is an endlessly long list of unknowns as we assess the November 2012 races from our current vantage point, 22 months removed from Election Day, there are also several signposts that offer some suggestion of what the 2012 House elections may bring.
January 27, 2011
56% Say Arizona Shooter Should Receive Death Penalty
Jared Loughner, the Arizona man accused of shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others, has pleaded not guilty to murder, but most Americans believe he should receive the death penalty if convicted.
January 27, 2011
Obama's Take on U.S. Innovation By Debra J. Saunders
The problem with left-leaning elites trying to run the U.S. economy from the top down is simple: They think the answer to America's economic woes is to create more jobs that replicate managers just like them.
January 26, 2011
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 23. That’s up two points from last week but consistent with findings since early November.
January 26, 2011
Voters Less Critical of Obama’s Leadership
President Obama's job approval ratings have been on the rise, and now voters show less negativity toward both his leadership abilities and style.
