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April 5, 2010

Tiger Woods’ Favorables Down, But Most Expect A Tournament Win This Year

Embattled golfing great Tiger Woods will hold a press conference this afternoon in Augusta, Georgia as his favorability ratings among Americans nationwide stand at their lowest level yet.

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April 5, 2010

Duke - Butler Square Off in NCAA Championship

The 2010 NCAA basketball tournament culminates with tonight’s national title game pitting Duke against Butler.

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April 5, 2010

Paterson Job Approval at 35%

David Paterson (D) remains unpopular in New York where only 35% of likely voters approve of the job he’s doing as Governor. That number is down somewhat from January where 43% of likely voters approved of his performance.

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April 5, 2010

54% Still Favor Repeal of Health Care Law

One week after the House of Representatives passed the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 54% of the nation's likely voters still favor repealing the new law. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 42% oppose repeal.

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April 5, 2010

Tea Party 48% Obama 44%

On major issues, 48% of voters say that the average Tea Party member is closer to their views than President Barack Obama. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 44% hold the opposite view and believe the president’s views are closer to their own.

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April 5, 2010

Under Obama, a diminished sense of opportunity By Michael Barone

Last summer, I wrote a column framed as a letter to a young Obama voter. It concluded: "You want policies that will enable you to choose your future. Obama backs policies that would let centralized authorities choose much of your future for you. Is this the hope and change you want?"

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April 4, 2010

Fans Pick A World Series Repeat For Yankees

The World Champion New York Yankees will face their arch rivals tonight in Major League Baseball’s 2010 season opener, but the plurality of baseball fans already see 28 rings in the club’s near future.

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April 4, 2010

Ballot vs. the Bench -- Why Sacramento Stumbles By Debra J. Saunders

Here is why it is nearly impossible to fix the state budget.

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April 4, 2010

78% Think Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead

Today's the day Christians believe Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, and 78% of Americans share that belief.

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April 3, 2010

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending April 3, 2010

Following passage of health care legislation in Congress, the reviews are starting to come in. From the White House perspective, the results are mixed at best.

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April 3, 2010

Torre The Early Favorite To Become Next Baseball Commissioner

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will turn 76 this year, so it’s no surprise many in the sports world are speculating who will fill his shoes upon retirement. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows the early frontrunner among baseball fans is former player and current manager Joe Torre.

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April 3, 2010

53% Now Trust Republicans More Than Democrats on Health Care

Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on nine out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but the gap between the two parties has grown narrower on several of them.

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April 2, 2010

31% Predict Duke Will Win NCAA Championship, 33% Rooting for Butler

The men’s NCAA basketball tournament is living up to its nickname “March Madness” again this year.

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April 2, 2010

51% Rate Easter As One of Most Important Holidays

Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans say Easter is one of the nation's most important holidays, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Nine percent (9%) think it’s one of the least important holidays, while 37% say it’s somewhere in between the two.

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April 2, 2010

Ohio Senate: GOP’s Portman Holds Onto Small Lead

While the Ohio governor’s race is now a virtual tie, there’s been little movement again this month in the state’s contest for the U.S. Senate.

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April 2, 2010

72% Support Offshore Drilling, 59% Favor It Off California and New England

Voters support offshore oil drilling more than ever, and most don’t agree with President Obama’s decision to limit where that drilling can be done.

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April 2, 2010

President Obama: Another Carter or Another Reagan? By Alfred G. Cuzan

In his first year in the White House, Barack Obama’s job approval fell about fifteen points. (The source for all poll data analyzed in this article is the Roper Center.) This steep decline was unusual but not unprecedented for a new president.

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April 2, 2010

Wyoming Governor: GOP Hopefuls Are Early Favorites

The suddenly open race for Wyoming governor finds the four top Republican contenders posting big early leads over their likeliest Democratic rival, Senate Minority Leader Mike Massie, in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of the contest.

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April 2, 2010

69% in New York Say State Better Off If Most Legislators Not Reelected

New York voters apparently are fed up with their state legislators.

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April 2, 2010

Democracy and Domestic Violence By Joe Conason

When the Department of Homeland Security released a cautiously worded report on the potential dangers of right-wing extremism last April, the talk-radio wingnuts and certain Republican lawmakers went into spasms of indignation. Clearly, that report -- an innocuous nine-page document commissioned by the previous Republican administration -- had been conjured up by White House Democrats to smear conservatives.