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October 22, 2015

Voters Doubt Clinton's Honesty About Benghazi

Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify today before a special congressional committee about the attack in Benghazi that happened while she was secretary of State. Clinton claims the probe is politically motivated, but most voters don't think she's telling the whole story about the incident in Libya three years ago.

October 21, 2015

One-in-Four Have Lost Someone to Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for a quarter of the population who have lost a loved one to the disease, it’s an important month.

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October 21, 2015

GOP Leaders Won’t Pledge Loyalty to Trump By Charles Hurt

Just last month, Republican Party officials scurried into Trump Tower to extract a loyalty pledge from a certain unpredictable billionaire real estate mogul turned presidential candidate.

Who knew that it should have been Donald Trump extracting just such a loyalty pledge from Republican bigs?

October 21, 2015

Do Voters Agree With President Obama’s Plans For Afghanistan?

It’s the war that keeps on going. America’s drawn out presence in Afghanistan is set to go even longer following President Obama’s announcement last week that thousands more U.S. troops will remain there indefinitely. Voters tend to agree with the decision, but are more critical of the administration’s handling of the situation and remain puzzled as to what the United States has actually achieved there.

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October 21, 2015

Forced Silence By John Stossel

In a democracy, citizens must be able to criticize their leaders. It's a reason America's founders put free speech in the Bill of Rights. I assumed that right is safe in the United States. So I was shocked to learn what happened in Wisconsin.

October 21, 2015

Most Still Oppose Obama’s Anti-Deportation Plan

President Obama’s plan to exempt millions of illegal immigrants from deportation still remains on hold courtesy of the federal courts, and that’s fine with most voters. While voters continue to view hard-working newcomers favorably, they aren’t as sure hard work is what they have in mind.

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October 21, 2015

Stop Obama's War On Watchdogs By Michelle Malkin

In the sadistic era of fraudulent Hope and Change, inspectors general inside the federal government have been kicked, neutered and starved of the authority and information they need to do their jobs.

October 20, 2015

Clinton vs. Trump, Fiorina

Rasmussen Reports’ first head-to-head matchup between the two frontrunners for the 2016 presidential nomination shows a tight race.

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October 20, 2015

Democrats' Debate: No Solution for Economic Inequality, No Interest in Economic Growth By Michael Barone

You may not have noticed, but Lincoln Chafee, the erstwhile Republican U.S. senator and Independent-turned-Democratic governor, had one penetrating comment at the Democrats' debate Tuesday night. "But let me just say this about income inequality," he said toward the end. "We've had a lot of talk over the last few minutes, hours or tens of minutes, but no one is saying how we're going to fix it."

October 19, 2015

24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-four percent (24%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending October 15.

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October 19, 2015

Hillary Meter: Clinton’s Chances Improve After First Debate

Democrats - and voters in general - are more convinced that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee following the first debate among the party's presidential hopefuls.

October 17, 2015

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 17, 2015

It’s the elephant in the room that was never mentioned Tuesday night at the first debate of the Democratic presidential hopefuls.

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October 16, 2015

Most GOP Voters Still See Trump As Likely Nominee

A Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump matchup still looks like it may be in the cards.

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October 16, 2015

The Comeuppance of Creepy Obama Crony Kevin Johnson By Michelle Malkin

The fit finally hit the shan for Sacramento mayor and former NBA star Kevin Johnson. His latest troubles are a stark reminder of the despicable White House role in railroading a vigilant government watchdog who red-flagged Johnson's corruption years ago.

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October 16, 2015

Hillary Scores Debate Win -- Among Democrats By Michael Barone

Going into the Democrats' first presidential debate Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton seems to have banked on one thing: that far fewer Americans would be watching than watched the Republican debates in August and September.

October 16, 2015

Hillary Still Ahead But Doesn’t Gain from Debate

Hillary Clinton didn’t get a bump from Tuesday night’s debate but still holds a two-to-one lead over her closest rival.

October 15, 2015

Will Shale Oil Set Us Free?

Voters still consider alternative energy sources a better long-term investment, but most also continue to believe environmentally-friendly development of shale oil resources can make this country energy independent.

October 15, 2015

Americans Are Still Supportive of Assisted Suicide

California last week became the fifth state to legalize voluntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide, and most Americans still support it as an option for terminally ill patients.

October 15, 2015

How Do Republicans Rate Paul Ryan These Days?

As House Republicans struggle to find a replacement for Speaker John Boehner, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, the GOP’s vice presidential nominee in 2012, has emerged as a new favorite, but how does that play with Republicans nationwide?