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October 13, 2010

Traffic Jams by Susan Estrich

There's an old joke in California that if you want attention, stage your event on the freeway.

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October 13, 2010

Maine Governor: LePage (R) Drops To Near Tie with Mitchell (D)

A month ago, Republican Paul LePage led Democrat Libby Mitchell by nearly 20 points in Maine's gubernatorial race. Now LePage's support has fallen to a new low, putting him in a near tie with Mitchell.

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October 13, 2010

Ohio Governor: Strickland (D) Gains Ground on Kasich (R)

The race for governor of Ohio appears to be tightening.

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October 13, 2010

Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) Still Ahead of Barrett (D)

Republican Scott Walker now holds a nine-point lead over Milwaukee's Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett in the race to be Wisconsin’s next governor.

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October 12, 2010

Oregon Senate: Wyden (D) Remains Well Ahead of Huffman (R)

Democratic incumbent Ron Wyden continues to earn over 50% support against his Republican challenger Jim Huffman in Oregon’s U.S. Senate race.

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October 12, 2010

55% Say It Isn’t Negative Advertising To Correctly Describe An Opponent’s Position

In an election year when many candidates are trying to avoid mention of some of the things they passed in Congress, their challengers have been working hard to tie them to their voting records. Some have cried foul, claiming this is negative advertising.

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October 12, 2010

Homeowners Are More Pessimistic Than Ever About the Short-Term Housing Market

Now more than ever, homeowners expect to see the value of their home go down over the next year.

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October 12, 2010

Ohio Senate: Portman (R) Leaps To Commanding Lead Over Fisher (D)

Republican Rob Portman has now jumped to a 23-point lead over Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race.

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October 12, 2010

Illinois Senate: Kirk (R), Giannoulias (D) Still Neck-and-Neck

With just three weeks left until Election Day, Republican Congressman Mark Kirk and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias remain deadlocked in Illinois’ race for the U.S. Senate.

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October 12, 2010

SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: How To Pay People When You Don't Have Any Money

"I just recently started a social media website for people who share an interest in certain niche collectibles. I want people to contribute articles and other content to my website, but right now, I've spent all of my money on developing the website and don't have any left over to pay people with.

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October 12, 2010

52% in California Say Current Policies of Federal Government Encourage Illegal Immigration

While a majority of voters in California believe the policies of the federal government encourage illegal immigration, they are more evenly divided on whether this problem should be dealt with on the state or federal level.

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October 12, 2010

Most Voters Fear Health Care Law Will Cause Some Companies To Drop Employee Coverage

Nearly three-out-of-four voters (73%) believe it is at least somewhat likely that the new health care law will cause some companies to drop health insurance coverage for their employees, including 47% who say it is Very Likely. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds that just 19% think that’s unlikely.

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October 12, 2010

Real Patriots Demand Clean Energy by Froma Harrop

Those orange fireballs you see in the news are NATO oil tankers exploding along the Khyber Pass.

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October 12, 2010

Law School Is Obamaland's Boot Camp by Debra J. Saunders

Even though America is fighting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, members of President Obama's Cabinet are three times more likely to have attended law school than boot camp.

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October 12, 2010

New Hampshire Governor: Lynch (D) Earns Highest Support Yet Against Stephen (R)

The bounce is over. Challenger John Stephen, following his Republican Primary win, bounced into a near tie with incumbent Democrat John Lynch last month in New Hampshire's gubernatorial contest, but now Lynch is 10 points ahead.

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October 12, 2010

Wisconsin Senate: Johnson (R) Maintains Lead Over Feingold (D)

Republican Ron Johnson now leads incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold by 12 points in Wisconsin’s race for the U.S. Senate.

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October 11, 2010

Tennessee Governor: Haslam (R) Earns Highest Support Yet Against McWherter (D)

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam now holds a near two-to-one lead over businessman Mike McWherter in Tennessee’s gubernatorial election.

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October 11, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 47% Democrats 39%

With just three weeks to go until Election Day, Republicans hold an eight-point lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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October 11, 2010

New Hampshire Senate: Ayotte (R) Holds Steady Lead Over Hodes (D)

Republican Kelly Ayotte for the third month in a row earns more than 50% of the vote against Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race.

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October 11, 2010

Oregon Governor: Kitzhaber (D), Dudley (R) Remain Close

Following their first – and only – televised debate, Democrat John Kitzhaber and Republican Chris Dudley remain locked in a tight race to be Oregon’s next governor.