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US support for nuclear power drops: poll
WASHINGTON (AFP) – An increasing number of Americans have real concerns about the safety of atomic power after a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked fears of a catastrophic meltdown at a Japanese nuclear plant, a poll released Thursday showed. In a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted since the disaster, some 70…
Americans favor union bargaining rights by 2-1 margin: poll
WASHINGTON – Americans decisively support laws ensuring the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions by a nearly two-to-one margin, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll. Sixty-one percent said they oppose legislation stripping those rights in their states, as compared to only 33 percent who said they favor such…
Union-busting battle spreads to more US states
CHICAGO – The battle against Republican attempts to undermine trade union rights is spreading with Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state of Indiana in a bid to block anti-union legislation, and workers’ rights protests swelling in the US Midwest. Trade unions are the biggest sources of financial and grass roots organizational…
Japan overtaken by China as No. 2 economy
TOKYO – Japan lost its 42-year ranking as the world’s second-biggest economy to China in 2010, with data on Monday showing a contraction in the last quarter due to weak consumer spending and a strong yen. While Japan was expected to fall behind a surging China in the year, the…
US view of Pakistan, Afghanistan at new low
WASHINGTON — US public perceptions of Pakistan and Afghanistan have sunk to new lows as the war campaign against Islamic extremism approaches its 10th year, a poll said Friday. Some 14 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Afghanistan and 82 percent hold a negative review, the Gallup poll…
Gallup poll shows largest GOP congressional lead of race
Republicans have taken the largest lead in the 2010 Congressional election cycle in a generic poll that tests would-be voters’ party loyalties. Gallup’s poll has shown the two parties neck and neck in recent days. But in a release today, the polling agency said they saw “Republicans moving back ahead…
The Untold Untold Story
Discounting that one weird Gallup Poll from last week, John McCain has not had a lead in any non-tracking poll since May 16th. You would think that a candidate unable to overtake his opponent for nearly three consecutive months would be a big story, but you’d also think that Miller…
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