34% Now Support U.S. Involvement in Libya
With the U.S. military now actively involved in Libya, voters are more supportive of an American role in the Libyan crisis but also are more critical of President Obama’s handling of the situation.?
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March 22, 2011
March 22, 2011
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: How To Find a Job in a Fast-Growing, High-Technology Company By Cliff Ennico
"I lost my job as a financial executive last year, and have been looking for work in corporate America since then, mostly in the northeastern United States, where I live. I have come to the conclusion that there are few if any corporate jobs available for someone my age (I am in my mid-50s), experience level (I have been working in finance for almost 30 years) and salary range (I was making about $150,000 per year in my last position). Most large corporations want younger people who won't demand the salary and benefits I need to pay my mortgage and keep two kids in college. A number of people have suggested I look for work in a smaller, more entrepreneurial company. The idea is an attractive one, but I'm not at all sure how to go about it. Do you have any suggestions?"
March 22, 2011
Dud Deals in California By Debra J. Saunders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Perhaps one of the most dangerous sentences in the English language is: "It can't get any worse."
March 22, 2011
19% Say Hardly Anybody Believes More Government Spending Is Good for the Economy
The Obama administration has acted on the belief that increased government spending is good for the economy, and a solid plurality of voters recognize that this view is not widely shared by the American people.
March 22, 2011
The Madness of Slamming Midnight Basketball By Froma Harrop
Eighteen years ago, "midnight basketball" was the big har-har-har on the conservative talk circuit. It was a federal program that sought to coax young men off the late-night mean city streets and onto supervised basketball courts.
March 21, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold an eight-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending March 20, 2011.
March 21, 2011
Voters Trust Republicans More Than Democrats on Nine out of 10 Important Issues
It’s been two months since Republicans regained control of the House of Representatives and they are now trusted more than Democrats on nine out of 10 important issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.
March 21, 2011
40% Recognize That Most Americans See Government As the Problem, 46% Say That’s Mostly a Conservative View
There are certain statements that politicians and those in the political arena make every day as if they are things that everyone agrees on. The problem is, in many cases, people don’t agree on them – or do they?
March 21, 2011
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 50% Say Repeal At Least Somewhat Likely
Most voters still want the national health care law repealed, and the number who are at least somewhat confident that repeal will happen is at the second highest level since the law's passage by Democrats in Congress a year ago.
March 21, 2011
31% Say They Owe More on Their Mortgage Than Their Home Is Worth
Nearly one-third of U.S. homeowners continue to say that they owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth.
March 21, 2011
US Is the Unilateral Power in a Multilateral World By Michael Barone
One thing on which there seems to have been agreement during the monthlong debate about how the United States should respond to the uprisings in the Middle East -- in particular to the anti-Moammar Gadhafi rebels in Libya -- is that we must not act unilaterally.
March 20, 2011
Just 31% Now Give Obama Positive Marks for the Economy
The number of voters nationwide who give President Obama good or excellent marks for his handling of economic issues has fallen to a new low.
March 20, 2011
Phillies the Favorite to Win 2011 World Series
The Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox arguably made the biggest off season moves, and fans put them ahead of the pack going in to the 2011 Major League Baseball season.
March 20, 2011
Few Angels in the Budget Brawl By Debra J. Saunders
The White House Office of Management and Budget projects that this year, mandatory spending will exceed federal revenue. Congress could cut every dime of discretionary spending and Washington would still run a deficit. Years ahead of forecasts, Social Security paid out more money than it took in last year. So who in Washington is serious about tackling the deficit and looming tidal wave of debt?
March 19, 2011
43% Say Filing Income Taxes Is Worse Than Going to the Dentist
What's your pain threshold? For a plurality of Americans, it apparently hurts more to do their taxes than go to the dentist.
March 19, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 18, 2011
Much of America’s focus this past week has been on events across the Pacific and what they mean here at home.
March 18, 2011
Belief That America's Best Days Lie Ahead Falls to 17-Month Low
The number of voters who think America's best days still lie ahead is now at its lowest level in 17 months.
March 18, 2011
What's So Scary About NPR? By Joe Conason
While there is much stupid behavior to be found among politicians on both sides of the aisle during the embarrassing budget debate, few incidents have been more revealing than the latest Republican attempt to defund National Public Radio.
March 18, 2011
48% At Least Somewhat Confident Japan is Fully Disclosing Nuclear Danger, 44% Are Not
Voters are closely divided over whether Japan is giving the world the straight story about its nuclear plant problems, but there’s little change in the level of concern about leaked radiation reaching this country.
March 18, 2011
60% Say Japanese Earthquake Will Hurt U.S. Economy
Voters believe the recent earthquake in Japan will damage the U.S. economy and just over one-in-four plan to donate money to help the stricken island nation.
