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  • Behind The Impasse: An Ideological Gap

    Behind The Impasse: An Ideological GapThe nation seems polarized, Washington is gridlocked, Republicans don't want anything to do with the president's policies, and even Democrats, who control Congress by big margins, can't pass long-sought initiatives. What gives?
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  • Don't Punish Those Who Protect Us

    War On Terror: Americans strongly oppose prosecuting U.S. officials who got tough with detainees to get information about future terror plots. We should be at war with terrorists, not the heroes saving us from them.
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  • Public Detects A Softness On Terrorism

    Public Detects A Softness On Terrorism Americans are concerned about the Obama administration's approach to national security, with ideology a major influence on where they stand. As liberals support Obama's policies, nonliberals back tougher approaches.
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  • Why Health Bill Makes No Sense

    Why Health Bill Makes No Sense Health Reform: So it's come down to this — desperate Democratic leaders strong-arming members on the worst bill ever before they go home to explain to constituents why they decided to commit political suicide.
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  • Consumer Confidence Continues Decline in March

    Consumer Confidence Continues Decline in MarchThe IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index fell 1.4 points, or 3%, in March, at 45.4 compared to 46.8 in February. This month's reading puts the index 3.1 points below its 12-month average of 48.5 but 1 point above its reading of 44.4 in December 2007 when the economy entered into the recession. It's 5.7 points...
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Thumbs-Down On Obama's 'Empathy' Standard

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 December 2009 13:52 Written by Raghavan Mayur, TIPP in Investor's Business Daily Friday, 12 June 2009 13:19

Most Americans reject the broader criteria that judicial activists think can be brought to bear on Supreme Court decisions, including the "empathy" standard that President Obama has said is important in particularly difficult cases, a new IBD/TIPP Poll shows.