New York Times Poll

New Yorkers Say Schools Aren't Better Under Bloomberg

The New York Times | Sharon Otterman and Allison Kopicki | Posted 11.07.2011

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New Yorkers are broadly dissatisfied with the quality of their public schools, and most say the city's school system has stagnated or declined since M...

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US-Generic Ballot: 46% Republican, 40% Democrat (CBS/Times 10/22-26)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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CBS News / New York Times 10/22-26/10; 463 likely voters Mode: Live telephone interviews CBS News release National 2010 Congress: Generic Ballot 46%...

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Members Of Congress In Serious Re-Election Jeopardy: POLL

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just 8 percent of Americans want the members of Congress re-elected, according to a CBS News-New York Times poll taken nine months before roughly one-...

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To Public, Obama Still Looks Better Than The GOP

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- At a time of deepening political disaffection and intensified distress about the economy, President Obama enjoys an edge over Republican...

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Happiness in the Post-Shopping Economy

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

My late mother used shopping as a hobby. If she were still alive, I wonder if she would be looking for something else to occupy her time. It seems many Americans are.

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Half Of Unemployed Suffer From Depression: NYT Poll

The New York Times | MICHAEL LUO and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than half of the nation's unemployed workers have borrowed money from friends or relatives since losing their jobs. An equal number have cut back...

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Poll: Public Option Favored By 65% Of Americans

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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A New York Times/CBS poll found that 65% of respondents want a public health care option, while only 26% opposed such a plan. However, respondents s...

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When It Comes to Health Care, Why Do Republicans (and Some Centrist Democrats) Hate Americans?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mitchell Bard

If the government-run plan is so good it would be an improvement over the private insurers, why are the Republicans against it? Isn't the goal better care at lower costs?

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Majority Doesn't Want Obama To Be Bipartisan: Poll

The Plum Line | Posted 05.25.2011

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You routinely hear it asserted that the public wants bipartisan comity in Washington, but some striking numbers buried in the internals of the new New...

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Tonight's Joint Session of Congress: No Stump Speech, Please

Beau Friedlander | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beau Friedlander

This is the time to stand and deliver in real time with real issues and real solutions -- and real consequences.

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Growing Number Of Voters Say Palin Not Qualified To Be Vice President

New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and DALIA SUSSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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A growing number of voters have concluded that Senator John McCain's running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, is not qualified to be vice president, ...

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New York Times Poll Asks Did Judy Miller Or General Betray Us Turn You Off?

Vanity Fair | Bruce Feirstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Back in the days when I was writing political advertising--in the pre-Internet, pre-War Room era--the single most coveted piece of information we trie...

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