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U.S. / NEWS Wed Sep 19, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

USA Today -- A plurality of Americans say Gen. David Petraeus' proposal to begin withdrawing some U.S. forces from Iraq is on the right track, but his long-awaited testimony to Congress last week failed to change fundamental attitudes toward the war. A USA TODAY/Ga.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun May 20, 2007 @ 11:43am neoform

USA Today -- It's gloomy out there. Men and women, whites and minorities — all are feeling a war-weary pessimism about the country seldom shared by so many people. Only 25% of those surveyed say things in the U.S. are going in the right direction, according to an.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 23, 2007 @ 11:37pm neoform

CBS News -- There's been little change in Americans' views on gun control in the wake of last week's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, according to a CBS News poll. A majority favors tighter handgun laws, but not in higher numbers than in the past. More than half.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 1, 2007 @ 10:56pm neoform

New York Times -- A majority of Americans say the federal government should guarantee health insurance to every American, especially children, and are willing to pay higher taxes to do it, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll. While the war in Iraq remai.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 27, 2007 @ 12:28am neoform

Reuters -- A narrow majority of Americans now favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number say they disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday. Fifty-six percent say U.S. force.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jan 19, 2007 @ 4:47pm mrmdc

CBS News -- Do parents have the right to spank their children? It is a controversial issue, and while a Bay Area lawmaker wants it addressed in Sacramento -- a majority of those surveyed for a new CBS 5 poll expressed opposition to a spanking ban... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 8, 2007 @ 12:02am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- BURIED IN THE NEWS last week was one of the most potentially significant stories of recent years. The Military Times released its annual poll of active-duty service members, and the results showed something virtually unprecedented: a one-year decline of 1.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Dec 13, 2006 @ 4:38pm mrmdc

Washington Post -- Two-thirds of Americans believe that the FBI and other federal agencies are intruding on privacy rights as part of terrorism investigations, but they remain divided over whether such tactics are justified, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll rele.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Nov 14, 2006 @ 9:20am neoform

Yahoo News -- Nearly 60% of voters in the recent U.S. national elections believe the prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay should either be granted a hearing before an independent judge or be released to their home countries, and fewer than 20% of those polled believe.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Nov 1, 2006 @ 1:33pm mrmdc

MSNBC -- Americans are often thought of as people who believe in God. But results of a new Harris Poll show that may be changing... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Oct 31, 2006 @ 12:04am neoform

CNN -- A CNN poll: Do you believe there is a U.S. government cover-up surrounding 9/11? The results show that of those who filled out the poll, 89% believe there is infact a U.S. government cover-up... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 4, 2007 @ 4:52pm neoform

USA Today -- —As the Senate prepares to vote on a landmark immigration bill, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds that Americans who have an opinion about it are overwhelmingly opposed to the deal. By nearly 3-1, those who have a view say they're against the compromise s.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 31, 2007 @ 4:37pm neoform

USA Today -- By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press MIAMI — Most people along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts haven't made hurricane survival plans, despite pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a poll released Thursda.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 20, 2007 @ 12:43am neoform

CNN -- As the war in Iraq steadily plummets in popularity, opposition has grown mostly among Americans older than 50 and Democrats, survey results released Monday show. When President Bush announced March 19, 2003, that U.S.-led forces had begun military atta.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Mar 18, 2007 @ 3:25pm neoform

CNN -- Americans are starkly less confident and proud of their country's involvement in Iraq, according to poll results released Sunday. However, the poll -- results of which were released on the eve of the Iraq war's 4-year anniversary -- also indicated that.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 6, 2007 @ 5:00pm neoform

FOX News -- Most Americans believe in global warming, according to the latest FOX News poll, and a majority thinks it is caused at least in part by human behavior, though many believe normal climate patterns are a factor... Read More