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August 2010

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September 3, 2010

Voters Say Congress Should Ask Permission Before Changing Social Security, Raising Taxes

If Congress wants to change Social Security, 71% believe that any proposed changed should be submitted to a vote of the American people. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 21% disagree and 9% are not sure.

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September 2, 2010

Most Voters Believe that Democrats in Congress Want to Raise Taxes, Increase Government Spending

Heading into the final two months of the mid-term election campaign, most voters believe that Democrats in Congress want to raise taxes and spending while Republicans in Congress want to cut taxes and spending.

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August 31, 2010

75% Say Congress Should Cut Its Own Pay Until Budget is Balanced

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 75% of Likely Voters nationwide want Congress to cut its own pay until the federal budget is balanced.

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August 30, 2010

38% Say Most Judges Too Liberal, 18% Say Too Conservative

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of voters say that most judges in the country are too liberal. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 18% believe most judges are too conservative and 31% say the judges are about right ideologically.

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August 27, 2010

57% Oppose Taxpayer Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Only 33% of U.S. voters believe that taxpayer money should be spent on embryonic stem cell research, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.?

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August 26, 2010

Most Americans Favor Law Against Those Who Falsely Claim Military Honors

A federal appeals court ruled earlier this month that the Stolen Valor Act passed by Congress in 2006 which makes it illegal to falsely claim a military honor or decoration is unconstitutional. While condemning such false claims, the court said, nevertheless, that the law infringed on freedom of speech.

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August 25, 2010

26% Say They’re Part of Tea Party Movement Or Know Someone Who Is

With mid-term elections just over two months away, roughly one-in-four U.S. voters (26%) say they consider themselves part of the Tea Party movement or have close friends or family members who are involved with it.

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August 24, 2010

Americans Still Say Canada, Great Britain Are U.S.’s Top Allies

Americans still regard Canada and Great Britain as their best friends in the world.

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August 23, 2010

Many More Now Following Mosque Controversy – And Don’t Like It

A lot more voters are paying attention to the plans to build a mosque near the Ground Zero site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, and they don’t like the idea.

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August 19, 2010

82% Say Voters Should Be Required to Show Photo ID

An overwhelming majority of Likely Voters in the United States think all voters in the country should be required to present photo identification in order to vote in U.S. elections.

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August 18, 2010

60% of Voters Say Most in Congress Don't Care What They Think

Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. voters say most members of Congress don’t care what their constituents think, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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August 17, 2010

Just 37% Say Their Congress Member Deserves Reelection

Incumbent members of Congress don’t exactly get a vote of confidence from their constituents in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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August 17, 2010

58% Favor English-Only Election Ballots

The U.S. Justice Department has told a major Ohio county to print bilingual ballots for the November election or it will be sued by the government. But most voters believe that election ballots in this country should be printed only in English.

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August 16, 2010

65% of Voters Are Angry At Federal Government’s Policies

With midterm elections less than three months away, nearly two-out-of-three U.S. voters (65%) remain at least somewhat angry at the current policies of the federal government, including 40% who are Very Angry.

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August 13, 2010

45% Think Terrorists Very Likely To Detonate Nuke In Next 25 Years

Seventy-six percent (76%) of Americans say it is at least somewhat likely that a terrorist group will detonate a nuclear weapon in the next 25 years, and that includes 45% who say it is Very Likely.

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August 12, 2010

77% Think U.S. Nuclear Weapons Arsenal is Important to National Security

Most Americans think a nuclear weapon arsenal is critical to the country's safety, and they feel more is better.

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August 11, 2010

49% Say Elections are Fair to Voters

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 49% of voters nationwide now believe elections are fair to voters. Over the past two decades, that figure has ranged from a low of 42% to a high of 54%.

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August 11, 2010

57% of Likely Voters Describe Democratic Congressional Agenda As Extreme

Most U.S. voters believe the Democratic congressional agenda is extreme, while a plurality describe the Republican agenda as mainstream.

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August 10, 2010

59% Say A-Bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki Was A Good Decision

The last few days have marked the 65th anniversaries of the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II. The United States has been criticized for years for that decision which President Harry S. Truman and others believed would save countless American lives.

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August 10, 2010

Voters Strongly Believe Most in Congress Are For Sale

Voters overwhelmingly believe that most members of Congress are for sale, and over half think it’s at least somewhat likely that their own representative has been bought with cash or a campaign contribution.