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Stimulus Is Favored By Most Americans: Poll

FiveThirtyEight | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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A new poll from Politico suggests that the public does not see Barack Obama's stimulus package in the same category as one of the myriad number of bai...

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Israel, Hamas, Gaza: Plenty of Us in America Just Need to Shut Up

David Quigg | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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David Quigg

Something labeled "Subject: Fwd: Some Differences Between Hamas and the Nazi Party" showed up in my inbox Monday night.

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Obama's Monitor-Side Chats

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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Andrew Sargus Klein

The more of the country Obama can keep involved, the better chance he has of finding success. It's as much about changing the national attitude as it is implementing policy.

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Some Change Requires Deep Pockets

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 01.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Money, Economics, Children, Humor, Economy, Coins, Dollar Bills, Government, Kids, Public Opinion, Buying Power, Cash, Style News
Jeffrey Shaffer

I'd like to conduct a poll in major cities, actually stop people on the street and have them count their cash, to find out how many one-dollar bills an average American is carrying around.

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What Will the World Think of Us Now?

Nancy Snow | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics

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Nancy Snow

Will Obama's victory signify a rise in international engagement with the world and a trust in government to competently handle foreign affairs?

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Most Americans Are Not McCain-Palin Neocons

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Shirin Sadeghi

McCain-Palin have made it very clear that they believe most Americans to be unintelligent, uninformed, and downright gullible.

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Bush to Palin: Keep It Up!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

Dear Sarah, just because most of the people don't think you're qualified, that's no reason to hang your head. Just because they don't trust John's judgment anymore because he picked you, don't let it get you down.

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Global Warming and the Afterlife

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

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Patrick Takahashi

How then is global warming related to the afterlife? No, nothing to do with afterlife being hell, although that might make for a entertaining movie. Simply, for both, logic seems almost irrelevant.

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We're All Populists Now; That's Unfortunate

Rick Shenkman | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Public Opinion, Education, Stupidity, School, Polls, Populism, Iraq, Politics News
Rick Shenkman

Today almost no one wants to get caught openly acknowledging the limits of public opinion. We are all populists now. The voice of The People is our voice of God.

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