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Should the death penalty be eliminated in the United States?
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Barack Obama 39%
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Who is the most inspirational politician in America today?
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No, marriage is between a man and a women only 58%
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Should same-sex marriages be protected by the constitution?
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During the election campaign, Barack Obama's cool detachment was a winning quality, the "No Drama Obama" a welcome contrast with the "Mr Angry" John McCain, never mind the hot-headed "I'm the decider" President George W Bush. A year into his presidency, however, Mr Obama seems a curiously bloodless president. If he experiences passion, he seldom shows it. It is often anyone's guess as to whether an event or issue truly moves him. More serious...  
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Leaked copies of two speeches Sarah Palin prepared for last year's US election night have revealed she planned to salute her husband Todd as the nation's "first ever Second Dude" in the event of victory. In defeat, which she suffered with Senator John McCain at the hands of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Republican vice-presidential candidate wanted to tell Todd to "get ready for the Iron Dog snow machine race!". A new book, Sarah from...  
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Filed under: Joe Biden, CampaignsThe juiciest parts of advance excerpts from the new book by David Plouffe, President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, concern the vice presidential selection process in both parties. Obama seriously considered Hillary Clinton but concluded Bill Clinton posed too many complications, Plouffe writes. He also credits Obama with predicting why Republican John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin ultimately would backfire...  
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Louisiana Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao Crosses Party Lines to Support Health Insurance Reform Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao has a history of listening to the concerns of his constituents. History is being made in our very midst, Louisiana. Yesterday at 11:15 p.m. the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass their version of the health insurance reform bill. For those of you who are counting, this is the first time in the history of our nation that either chamber of Congress has passed a comprehensive health insurance reform bill. Among the 220 votes supporting the bill (215 voted against it) we find our very own ... Read Full Story
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The State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Virginia both elected Republican Gubernatorial candidates; Bob McDonnell took Virginia by a margin of 18% the state had last voted for a Democrat in 2005 who won by a margin of approximately 5%. Additionally, yesterday saw a sweep, as both the offices of Lt. Governor and Attorney General went to the Republican candidates. In New Jersey, the trend towards Republican Chris Christie was more pronounced, although the margin was 5%, that spoke volumes, as a third party candidate, , Chris Daggett took 6% of the vote. Historically, New Jersey, like Massachusetts to the north, is ... Read Full Story
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The majority of headlines today are asking if several key races are a referendum on either the President , or either major Political Party, however, with voter turnout expected to be low on every level, it may be that when the dust settles, the outcomes will be a referendum on “business as usual”. One can pretty much assess (given the poll data) that Virginia will fall to the Republican Party, given McDonnell’s 14 point advantage over Deeds. In New Jersey, it’s nobody’s call, polls vary widely, with Corzine up by 2 points in one, and Christie up by 6 in another, independents (or those ... Read Full Story
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On Tuesday, four states are holding elections that have the eyes of the nation’s pundits and political party analysts doing a bit of hand-wringing. The Virginia Governor’s race is all but a foregone conclusion (these deductions are based on poll data from Real Clear Politics ) with the race for Governor’s (and the balance of the majority of the State’s offices) going Republican. In New Jersey, it remains too close to call, as those same polls have either Corzine or Christie, up by any number of points, with Dagget, the independent in the mix; that said, the majority of the polls favor Christie, which ... Read Full Story
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Congressional Approval low among Independent and Republican and Democrat voters- image blogsrepworthreading An article from the Boston Globe, via the A.P. speaks to the risks involved in the newly unveiled Obama Administration health care reform plan; the plans target the insurance, prescription drug, doctors and, the medical device industry for heavy taxes. These taxes are designed in part to defray the costs to the 1.5 Trillion Dollar plan that House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi unveiled yesterday in a public ceremony that was, not open to the public, rather open to those who were specifically chosen to attend by invitation only . Arrogance or Stupidy: Pelosi ... Read Full Story
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