The 2012 election campaign is history. The 2012 fiscal cliff debate is in full swing. President Barack Obama won more than 50 percent of the popular vote on Nov. 6 — and a convincing 332-206 electoral-vote margin — for a...
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Visitors ride on Segway personal transporter vehicles past the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 38
That’s the percentage of U.S. adults who say that President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress will reach an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, according to a Pew Research Center poll. Fifty-three percent of respondents would blame Republicans...
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Big Bird from "Follow That Bird," presented by Sesame Street.
Obama’s Big Bird Trap: That Debate
Has President Barack Obama walked into a Big Bird trap? The president has had no shortage of fun over the past week with Republican Mitt Romney’s evocation of the Sesame Street favorite in their first debate. The president has played...
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, is seen at an undisclosed location in this 2012 handout photo. PBS's "The Choice 2012" presents dual biographies of the presidential candidates.
Romney Edges Obama with Likely Voters — Gallup’s First Take
Mitt Romney has taken a modest lead over President Barack Obama among likely voters surveyed over the past week by Gallup: Romney49 percent, Obama 47 — a marginal tie in statistical terms. For months, Gallup’s daily tracking survey has shown...
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Shoppers on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
Democrats and Republicans Read Economic News Differently
Here’s one more difference between Democrats and Republicans: They’re viewing recent economic news through different prisms. A poll out today by the Pew Research Center found that just 15 percent of Democrats say the news they’re hearing about the economy...
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A Paul Ryan button during the Republican National Convention.
Ryan in One Word: ‘Intelligent,’ ‘Conservative,’ ‘Extreme’ and ‘Scary’
Can you describe Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan in word? A poll out today by the Pew Research Center and the Washington Post asked that question, and as befits a nation divided, 37 percent described the Wisconsin congressman in positive...
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President Barack Obama during a campaign event in Leesburg, Virginia, on August 2, 2012.
Obama’s Marginal (3 pct) July Lead
July would appear to be a good month for President Barack Obama. Not a great month. That would be the conclusion of a run of public opinion polls which, taken one at a time, have portrayed a series of confusing...
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Antonio Villaraigosa is greeted by Filipino World War II veterans, including some who were on the Bataan Death March, at the Philippine Village Community Center in the Los Angeles.
Magic Number of the Day: 18.2 million
That’s the number of U.S. residents of Asian descent, according to Census Bureau estimates as of July 1, 2011. Asian-Americans accounted for about 5.8 percent of the nation’s population at that time, Census data show. Asians have surpassed Hispanics as...
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Stephanie Sharpe, first in line, buys copies of the FY 2013 Federal Budget at the Government Printing Office book shop in Washington, D.C.
Magic Number of the Day: 74
That’s the percentage of voters who say the federal budget deficit will be a “very important” issue in their vote this November, according to a survey taken April 4-15 by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press....
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Oil platform off Elmer's Island, Louisiana.
Magic Number of the Day: 65%
That’s the share of Americans who support allowing more oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters, according to a report released yesterday by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. That’s up from 57 percent in a 2011...
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