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August 20, 2009

Democrats Must Fix Health Care Alone By Froma Harrop

Early on as New York mayor, Ed Koch went to battle against entrenched interests that were bankrupting the city.

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August 19, 2009

2010 Florida Senate: Crist 48%, Meek, 29%

Republican Governor Charlie Crist continues to maintain a sizable lead over his chief Democratic opponent, Rep. Kendrick Meek, in Florida’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.

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August 19, 2009

34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Just one-third (34%) of likely U.S. voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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August 19, 2009

Health Care Rises In Importance But More for Democrats Than Others

More voters than ever rate health care as a very important issue, but the difference in partisan emphasis helps to explain the big Democratic push for health care reform in Washington.

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August 19, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Social Security

The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on social security.

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August 19, 2009

Without Public Option, Enthusiasm for Health Care Reform, Especially Among Democrats, Collapses

Just 34% of voters nationwide support the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats if the so-called “public option” is removed. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 57% oppose the plan if it doesn't include a government-run health insurance plan to compete with private insurers.

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August 19, 2009

The Prince By Susan Estrich

I discovered Bob Novak when I was in college. My political science teacher assigned us Rowland Evans and Robert Novak's classic tomes: "Lyndon B. Johnson: The Exercise of Power" (1966) and "Nixon in the White House: The Frustration of Power" (1971).

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August 19, 2009

2010 Florida GOP Primary: Crist 53%, Rubio 31%

Conservative Republicans in Florida may be rumbling about Charlie Crist’s run for the U.S. Senate, but so far the governor is well ahead of his chief 2010 GOP Primary challenger.

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August 19, 2009

Finally, Change We Can Believe In By Tony Blankley

Those of us who are self-appointed advocates -- who expend our efforts trying to persuade a few more people to our political point of view -- must sit back in slack-jawed wonder when the great American public makes one of its great roars, as we all have been hearing in town hall meetings across the country.

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August 18, 2009

Bob Novak, R.I.P. By Lawrence Kudlow

Now we say good-bye to Robert Novak, who passed away early Tuesday morning at the age of 78. Yet another conservative icon has left us. He was a good friend, and an amazing reporter.

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August 18, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Credit Card Fraud

The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Tuesday focuses on credit card fraud.

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August 18, 2009

Republicans Now Ahead By Five on Generic Ballot

Republican candidates have now matched their biggest lead over Democrats of the past several years on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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August 18, 2009

46% Say Colleges Don’t Monitor Student Behavior Enough

The plurality of American adults (46%) believes colleges and universities do not do enough to monitor students’ behavior, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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August 18, 2009

39% Blame Obama Policies for Bad Economy

Public criticism of President Obama’s health care reform plan and other actions may be growing, but most U.S. voters continue to blame the country’s economic problems on the recession that began under his predecessor, George W. Bush.

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August 18, 2009

33% Expect U.S. Troops To Be Out of Afghanistan By 2013

President Obama on Monday declared U.S. military action in Afghanistan as a “war of necessity,” and just 33% of voters believe it is even somewhat likely that U.S. combat troops will be removed from that country by the end of the president’s first term. Only eight percent (8%) say it is very likely.

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August 18, 2009

Obama in Paradise By Debra J. Saunders

When Barack Obama was 11, his mother and grandmother took him and his half-sister Maya on the most American of family vacations -- a road trip that included Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. Last week, Obama passed on that gift as he took his wife, daughters Malia and Sasha -- as well as Maya and her family -- on a four-day trip to two of America’s most breathtaking national parks.

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August 18, 2009

Free-Market Death Panels By Froma Harrop

"Death panels"? I'll tell you about death panels. My husband faced one some years ago, and it didn't involve any government bureaucrat. It was run by our private insurer, the sort of corporate entity that foes of health care reform say will give you anything you want.

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August 18, 2009

80% Expect Bad Economy To Lead To More Crime

Eighty percent (80%) of Americans say current economic conditions in the country are at least somewhat likely to lead to increased crime. Forty-seven percent (47%) say they are very likely to do so.

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August 17, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Public Option

The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Monday focuses on the public option in Obama's health care reform plan.

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August 17, 2009

6% Expect Tax Cut During Obama Years

Just six percent (6%) of voters nationwide now expect their own taxes to go down during the Obama years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% expect their taxes to go up while 40% expect little change. Another 12% are not sure.