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November 5, 2010

SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: The Tax Reform America's Small Businesses Really Need (Part 2 of 2)

Here are some more tax breaks America's small businesses really need.

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November 5, 2010

45% of Americans Say Daylight Saving Time Not Worth the Hassle

Americans will get an extra hour this Sunday morning, but nearly half don’t think the benefits of Daylight Saving Time are worth the inconvenience.

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November 5, 2010

GOP Primary Voters Like Palin Best, With Romney, Huckabee Close Behind

They’re the leading contenders for now for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, and, perhaps not surprisingly, they’re the best liked of 14 top party players among likely GOP primary voters.

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November 5, 2010

Brown Won -- and Whitman Lost Big By Debra J. Saunders

At his post-victory news conference Wednesday morning, Governor elect Jerry Brown showed why he won the election with a million votes to spare. He's steeped in the issues, he listens to what is happening on the ground, and he's not afraid to mix it up.

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November 4, 2010

56% Still Consider Israel a U.S. Ally

Most voters still view Israel as one of America's leading allies.

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November 4, 2010

29% of Americans Say They Never Drink Alcohol

Don’t look for the return of Prohibition any time soon. While a sizable number of Americans say they don’t drink, very few think alcohol should be outlawed despite a new study that says it is more dangerous to society than heroin and cocaine.

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November 4, 2010

GOP Voters Like Three Candidates Best for 2012

OK, the election’s over, and the message from most voters was that they didn’t care much for President Obama’s agenda. Now the focus is on the race for the presidency in 2012.

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November 4, 2010

Stopping the Bad Stuff Is a Plus by Lawrence Kudlow

Momentous events this week -- the Republican House sweep and the Fed's QE2 -- moved the stock market needle only a little over Tuesday and Wednesday, although the net impact was a gain of about 90 points.

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November 4, 2010

Only 46% of Workers Plan To Use All Their Vacation Time This Year

So much for work-life balance.

Fewer than half of workers nationwide plan to use all of their vacation time this year, and a majority says they stay connected with work during the time-off they do take.

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November 4, 2010

Voters Rate Economy, Health Care As Most Important Issues

As voters around the country hit the polls on Tuesday, the most important issue on their minds was the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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November 4, 2010

The Day After By Susan Estrich

1994 was much worse. Much. So was 1980, but of course, that was also a presidential election. Within days, there were makeshift unemployment offices in all the congressional office buildings.

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November 3, 2010

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, October 31.

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November 3, 2010

Election 2010: How Did We Do?

Heading into Election Day 2010, Rasmussen Reports polling showed a huge lead for Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot that accurately projected the historic gains of more than 60 seats in the House of Representatives. We didn’t poll individual House districts, but the two statewide House races we polled in the Dakotas came very close to the projections.

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November 3, 2010

Discover ® U.S. Spending Monitor SM Rises 1.8 Points In October

Consumers may be feeling the holiday spirit early, as their increased optimism toward the economy and their personal finances in October led to a rise in the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor for the first time since May.

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November 3, 2010

Most Voters Think House GOP Likely To Disappoint By 2012

Hold the celebration.

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November 3, 2010

43% Say Men, Women Earn Equal Pay, 42% Disagree

Male and female workers continue to disagree over whether they earn equal pay for equal work.

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November 3, 2010

Voters Strongly Anticipate Health Care Repeal In the House

Voters overwhelmingly believe the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives is likely to vote to repeal the unpopular national health care law.

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November 2, 2010

Most Voters Like Tea Party, Tax Cuts and Reduced Government Spending

Fifty percent (50%) of voters on the East Coast think the Tea Party is good for America, although only 20% say they consider themselves part of the small government, tax-cutting movement.

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November 2, 2010

55% Of Today’s Voters Say Views of Congressional Democrats are Extreme

Most people who voted in Election 2010 on the East Coast think the average Democrat in Congress is more liberal than they are and describe the views of most congressional Democrats as extreme. These results come from a Rasmussen Reports telephone polling of people who have already voted in states in the Eastern Time Zone.