science + religion today
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Feb 19, 2010
What Texas Thinks of Evolution
According to a poll conducted by the University of Texas and The Texas Tribune, 30 percent of people in the state believe that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time, and more than half—51 percent—don’t believe that “human beings, as we know them today, developed […]
CNN Political Ticker
December 22, 2008
Poll: One in five think Cheney is worst VP in U.S. history
Posted: 04:04 PM ET
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new national poll suggests that one of out of five Americans think that Dick Cheney is the worst vice president in American history.
Twenty-three percent of those questioned […]
Thu, Jul 17, 2008 7:36pm ET
ABC News/Wash. Post withheld results of poll favorable to Obama Summary:
ABC News and The Washington Post issued staggered releases of the results of their latest poll, withholding from their first release results favorable to Sen. Barack Obama, including the finding that 50 percent of […]
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In my estimation, Cindy McCain is the only reason to vote for him.
She would certainly bring an attractive gravitas to the White House.
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By Steve Holland […]
Polls differ on Clinton vs. Republicans
By Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
Boston Globe
November 27, 07 10:24 AM
All the attacks on Hillary Clinton by her Democratic rivals, plus her own missteps, may not only have tightened the primary race but also hurt her support among all voters.
A new national Zogby Interactive poll, released late Monday, suggests […]
In an statement which shocked voters, presidential candidates and the news media, Iowa Secretary of State H. Bifter Herkemayer announced that the Iowa caucuses have already occurred. Mr. Herkemayer noted that the continued movement of states’ primaries as a means of gaining meaning forced his hand.
“Yep, we held it yesterday morning,” he said at a […]
Foreign Policy
The Terrorism IndexSeptember/October 2007
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In the third Terrorism Index, more than 100 of America’s most respected foreign-policy experts see a world that is growing more dangerous, a national security strategy in disrepair, and a war in Iraq that is alarmingly off course.
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Poll Finds Democrats Favored On War
But Bush, Congress Both Get Low Ratings on Iraq
By Jon Cohen and Dan Balz
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, July 24, 2007; A01
Most Americans see President Bush as intransigent on Iraq and prefer that the Democratic-controlled Congress make decisions about a possible withdrawal of U.S. forces, according to a new Washington Post-ABC […]
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Question:
Do you favor or oppose the US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against Vice President Dick Cheney?
7/5/07
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
All Adults
54%
40%
6%
Voters
50%
44%
6%
Democrats (38%)
76%
24%
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Republicans (29%)
17%
83%
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Independents (33%)
51%
29%
20%
Based on 1,100 completed telephone interviews among a random sample of adults nationwide July 3-5, 2007. The theoretical margin of error is […]
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Bush aides berate GOP members
By Jonathan E. Kaplan
May 11, 2007
Top Bush administration officials lashed out at a pair of House Republicans at the White House yesterday after details about a contentious meeting between President Bush and GOP legislators were leaked to the media earlier this week.
The confrontations are the latest indications of an intensifying rift […]