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reportJan 30, 2008

Global Warming Falls Still Farther on Republicans’ Policy Agenda

Republicans’ concerns about climate change have fallen through the floor. Just 12% now call it a top priority for policymakers.
reportJan 30, 2008

Are States Prepared for Problems When Voters Go to the Polls in 2008?

Do the glitches reported during the Florida primary show that many states aren’t ready for election day? Two experts debate the question.
reportJan 30, 2008

Global Warming Falls Still Farther on Republicans’ Policy Agenda

Republicans’ concerns about climate change have fallen through the floor. Just 12% now call it a top priority for policymakers.
reportJan 28, 2008

The South Carolina Democratic Primary in Black and White

The results in Saturday’s Democratic primary in South Carolina offer important evidence — if not yet answers — to three big questions in this campaign: Can Barack Obama solidify all segments of the black vote behind him? Can he be competitive among white voters, especially in the South? And can we trust pre-election polls in […]
short readsJan 28, 2008

Partisan Gap Over Providing Health Insurance to the Uninsured

While 65% of Democrats rate universal health insurance a top priority, only 27% of Republicans agree — the largest partisan difference recorded for any issue in a recent Pew poll.
short readsJan 28, 2008

Bush’s Last State of the Union

More than a quarter of Americans (27%) say this year’s State of the Union address is less important than those in the past; last year just 16% saw the 2007 State of the Union address as less important than those in past years.
short readsJan 28, 2008

Economic Worries Rise Among Upscale Americans

Three-quarters of Americans (75%), now rate strengthening the economy as a top priority for policymakers — up from 68% a year ago. Much of the increased emphasis comes from upper socio-economic groups.
short readsJan 28, 2008

Few Republicans Concerned About Global Warming

That’s the small percentage of Republicans who say that dealing with global warming should be a top priority for the president and Congress.
reportJan 28, 2008

Clinton Finishes Third in Battle for Campaign Coverage (But it’s Bill!!!)

With the South Carolina primary as backdrop, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton finished in a near tie in the media derby. But in a nasty week former President Bill Clinton was a bigger newsmaker than any Republican candidate.
reportJan 25, 2008

’Present’ votes defended by Illinois lawmakers

Obama’s former colleagues in the state legislature say that attacks on his ‘present votes’ show that either his opponents don’t understand how things work in Springfield or they are deliberately distorting his record.