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Polls(ters) Apart

In the wake of the Wisconsin Democratic primary last week, a fight broke out that included charges of incompetence and personal failings, with an underlying intimation that someone was not telling the whole truth. The protagonists, however, were ...

2004 Election, Mexico, Martha Stewart, Pete Rose, Space, Smoking

Americans Most Favorable Toward Canada, Australia and Great Britain

Which countries around the world are viewed most favorably by Americans today, and which countries are most unpopular? Gallup has asked Americans to rate their perceptions of foreign countries for a number of years, and in a recent poll we ...

Americans Paying Close Attention to Election Controversy

Historians will write volumes one day about the election of 2000, when the presidential race between George W. Bush and Al Gore was decided by …

Volatility in the Polls, Bush's Bounce, and What Gore Needs

The period of time between July 19 and August 20 is one of the most significant of the entire Election 2000 presidential campaign -- at least in terms of creating the potential for major structural changes in the status of the race. Gallup polls ...

Public Favors Passage of China Trade Bill

The House of Representatives votes this week on the important and much-anticipated bill that would approve Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. Despite claims by some that this may be the most important vote of the year, if not the ...

Americans Think Increased Trade With China Will Help U.S. Economy but Hurt Workers

Congress will vote this month on whether or not to permanently normalize trade relations with China, which would allow China to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). Many members of Congress have still not decided whether to vote for or ...

Americans Split on Return of Cuban Boy

The plight of 6-year old Elian Gonzalez has captured the attention of the American public. Almost two-thirds of Americans say they are following the story of the Cuban boy somewhat or very closely, a relatively high number for a news story of ...

Americans Favor China Trade Agreement, but Agree That Workers Could Be Hurt

Tens of thousands of protestors are in Seattle this week for the World Trade Organization meetings, arguing that increased foreign trade with China and other countries will have a multitude of injurious effects on the U.S. and the world's ...

Spending Cuts Favored over Tax Increases as Way to Balance Budget

President Clinton and the Republicans in Congress continue to do battle over the provisions of the remaining spending bills which will be necessary to approve in order to complete the Federal budget process for this year. The government ...
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