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Economy Top Problem in a Crowded Field

The economy averaged more mentions than any other issue this year as the top U.S. problem, and race relations earned its highest mentions in decades. But no issue cracked 20%.

Only 26% Say Obama Looks Down on Americans

Despite Barack Obama’s controversial comments about small-town Pennsylvania voters, he is no more likely than Hillary Clinton or John McCain to be perceived as someone who “looks down on the average American.”

Before Recent Shootings, Gun-Control Support Was Fading

Before the Binghamton, New York, incident and other recent mass shootings, just about half of Americans, 49%, said gun sale laws should be made stricter, while 49% disagreed. Even fewer, 29%, supported a ban on handguns. Both figures were at ...

Dick Cheney, Contradictory Attitudes About Cartoons

Recent Shootings in Michigan and Pennsylvania Bring Attention Back to Guns in America

Two separate events one in Pennsylvania, the other in Michigan have once again focused attention on issues and opinions involving gun ownership, and on the laws regarding gun usage and gun registration. A six-year-old girl was shot and killed in ...

What the New Congress Means for Business

With Nancy Pelosi & Co. taking over this month, Gallup's chief economist, Dennis Jacobe, predicts how changes in Washington will affect the business and investment climate, federal spending and the budget deficit, and trade policy and ...

State of the Union: Both Good and Bad

Despite dismal approval ratings for President Bush and Congress, Americans are not entirely negative about all aspects of the “state of the union.” Most Americans are satisfied with the U.S. “quality of life,” among eight other areas; most are ...

Whom Do You Trust?

In a good collaboration, 58% of partners strongly agree that they trust each other. Trust is indeed essential in partnerships, as every partner needs to be able to depend on his counterpart for the collaboration to achieve excellence, say the ...

Pope John Paul II, Gas Prices, Guns, Ukraine, Same-Sex Marriage

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition?

It is true that those who attend church regularly tend to be conservative, as do those who own guns. And people who fit both descriptions voted overwhelmingly for George W. Bush this year's presidential election. But an analysis of recent Gallup ...