That’s the percentage of Americans who say they sympathize with the Israelis over the Palestinians in the Middle East conflict, according to the Pew Research Center. Ten percent said they sympathize with the Palestinians, while 13 percent said neither. The...
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Israeli soldiers keep watch as Palestinian youths demonstrate next to the security fence on the Gaza border east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 50
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Commuters make their way home on a subway in New York.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 36
That’s the percentage of the public that says changes to tax laws to avert the so-called fiscal cliff will help the economy, according to the Pew Research Center for People & the Press. That compares with 46 percent who say...
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A woman jogs past a roadside souvenir stall displaying T-shirt with President Barack Obama's picture in Washington on Jan. 5, 2013.
Obama Won Fiscal Talks — a Deal with Split Verdicts, Pew Finds
President Barack Obama has emerged as the winner in the showdown over resolving the tax increases and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff, even as Americans are closely divided over what they think of the deal, according to a...
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A man places a plush doll at a makeshift memorial for Sandy Hook shooting victims on Dec. 19, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut.
Gun Control: Support Modestly Up Since Newtown Shootings
If there’s been a notable shift in Washington’s rhetoric about gun control since Newtown, public opinion has moved only modestly. Following the shooting of 20 children and six educators at a primary school in Connecticut last week, American opinion about...
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A student looks for a place to leave flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting at the entrance of Newtown High School on Dec. 18, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 47
That’s the percentage of Americans who said the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, “reflect broader problems in society,” according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Forty-four percent described the shootings instead...
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President Barack Obama greets an audience member after speaking to workers about the economy during a visit to the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich., on Dec. 10, 2012.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 55
That’s the percentage of Americans who said President Barack Obama is “making a serious effort” to work with Republican leaders in Congress to reach a budget agreement, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center for the People &...
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Jeanette Coleman, left, and Kawane Harris wave to supporters as they wait to get their marriage lisence outside the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 49
That’s the percentage of Americans who favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, according to a survey from the Pew Center for the People & the Press. Forty percent said they oppose same-sex marriage, an all-time low, according to...
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The Capitol is reflected in Washington.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 40
That’s the share of Americans who say that President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress will reach an agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center and the Washington Post. Forty-nine percent...
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2012 Campaign Negative as Seemed
After 1 million negative ads, it’s easy to conclude that the 2012 presidential campaign was negative. And it was, according to Americans surveyed in a Pew poll out today. The Pew Research Center found 68 percent of voters saying the...
Read more »Fiscal Cliff: Falling Off Republicans’ Fault More Than Obama’s — Pew Poll
The threat of the “fiscal cliff” has sunk in — in the minds of the public, that is. Most people surveyed say the impact of going over that cliff — the threat of automatic spending cuts combined with across-the-board tax...
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