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U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 27, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- Fear of an audit is only one factor behind most people's belief that they should pay their fair share of taxes, according to a survey by the IRS Oversight Board. Ninety-five percent of those polled last August either completely or mostly agreed that it.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 1:29pm neoform

Washington Post -- The Army has asked Loudoun County public schools to distribute a survey to help identify students interested in the military, a proposal some parents contend would give the armed service an unfair recruiting edge over colleges and other career paths. T.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 9:38am neoform

Yahoo News -- According to a nationwide online survey released today, 72 percent of the American public does not know that conventional plastic is made from petroleum products, primarily oil. The survey was conducted by national online market research firm InsightExpre.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Nov 27, 2006 @ 2:50pm neoform

Telegraph -- The land of the free has become the home of the rude thanks to the "arrogant" and "unpredictable" immigration officials who police its borders, according to a survey of travellers... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Mar 3, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- A survey released Monday by the National Sleep Foundation says more people on the job should wake up, go home and get more sleep. The survey of 1,000 people found participants average six hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night on weeknights, even though.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jan 10, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12 to 25 — or about 5 percent of the age group — have used over-the-counter cough and cold medicine to get high, a U.S. government survey found. In large doses, cough syrups and cold pills can be used to.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jun 10, 2007 @ 8:44pm neoform

CNN -- Gas prices are down for the first time since January, according to a national survey released Sunday. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline has dropped more than 7 cents in the past three weeks, to $3.11, the survey found. Dri.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 23, 2007 @ 4:04pm neoform

Washington Post -- Unlike Muslim minorities in many European countries, U.S. Muslims are highly assimilated, close to parity with other Americans in income and overwhelmingly opposed to Islamic extremism, according to the first major, nationwide random survey of Muslims... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 1:58pm neoform

People & the Press -- Since the late 1980s, the emergence of 24-hour cable news as a dominant news source and the explosive growth of the internet have led to major changes in the American public's news habits. But a new nationwide survey finds that the coaxial and digital rev.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Mar 28, 2007 @ 6:39pm neoform

SF Gate -- State officials today took their penultimate Sierra snow survey for the season, and the news was grim. The snow pack, an essential part of California's water supply, is far below normal, ranging from 55 percent of the average in the north to 40 percent.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 1:38am neoform

USA Today -- Homeland Security and Energy department leaders urge cities vulnerable to terrorism to undergo an inventory of all radioactive material within city limits, so authorities can detect "dirty bombs" terrorists might plant. Maps of each city would be creat.. Read More