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What History Tells Us About Second and Third Debates

An analysis of the pattern of viewer responses after presidential debates conducted in previous election years shows no specific pattern for predicting winners and losers in second and third debates. In some years, the loser in the first debate ...

Questions and Answers With the Editor in Chief

Questions and Answers With the Editor in Chief

The Election, Iraq, Terrorism, The Economy, Other Campaign Issues, Sports

Skirmish in the Skies

As major airlines do battle with scrappy lower-fare carriers, they appear to be neglecting their most potent weapon.

Baseball Fans Overwhelmingly Want Mandatory Steroid Testing

As a new baseball season begins, a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds the number of Americans who consider themselves fans of the “national pastime” is at the low end of the range in which this figure has fluctuated the past four years. The ...

Majority of Boomers Say They're Overweight

In a June 5 speech to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Julie Gerberding reported that, in terms of controllable health factors, obesity is closing in on tobacco use as the leading cause ...

Butterfly Ballot II -- Mistaken Votes in California

In the California recall election, a Diebold Accuvote Optical Scan ballot was used in 13 counties in the state, but the design almost certainly caused a significant misrecording of votes. The problem was reminiscent of the infamous butterfly ...

California Recall Election

Opposition to Legalized Same-Sex Marriage Steady

There has been little significant change in Americans’ basic attitudes toward legalized same-sex marriage or toward support for a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between only a man and a woman. The majority of Americans ...