US not too fond of Pakistan: Poll
May 28th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 28 (IANS) Americans have an unfavourable opinion of Pakistan which has appeared in the news consistently since the US killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, ... Read more...
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Obama’s approval ratings up after Osama bin Laden’s death: Polls
May 4th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4(ANI): United States President Barack Obama's approval ratings have increased since news broke out of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's killing on Sunday, according to three new polls.A Washington ... Read more...
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Nearly 5 in 10 Americans have unfavorable view of Tea Party
March 31st, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 31 (ANI): Almost half of all Americans - 47 percent - have an unfavorable view of the Tea Party Movement, almost twice as many as 15 months ago.According to a ... Read more...
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Nearly 70 percent of Americans ‘okay’ with having a mosque in neighbourhood
March 25th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Nearly 70 percent of Americans have said that they would be 'okay' having a mosque near where they live or work, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll has found. ... Read more...
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Clinton not to be Secretary of State under re-elected Obama
March 17th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.17 (ANI): Hilary Clinton has said she would not keep her job as US Secretary of State if President Barack Obama is re-elected in 2012.Clinton, who is currently in Cairo, ... Read more...
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Polls estimate Obama’s approval among Americans at 50 percent
March 16th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.16 (ANI): In the aftermath of the Tucson shooting in Arizona, two new polls taken by CNN/Opinion Research Corporation and ABC News/Washington Post have estimated United States President Barack Obama's ... Read more...
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62 percent of Americans oppose military strikes against Gaddafi’s forces until no-fly zone fails
March 15th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Sixty-two percent of Americans want the United States and allies to conduct military strikes against Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadhafi's forces only when the proposed no-fly zone ... Read more...
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Over half of Americans think Obama will lose 2012 presidential re-election bid
February 9th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Over half of Americans are of the opinion that President Barack Obama will lose his 2012 re-election bid, a new CNN/ Opinion Research Corporation poll has found.CBS ... Read more...
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American optimism surges tot nearly a four-year high
January 26th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.26 (ANI): American optimism has surged to nearly a four-year high - jumping 14 points in the past month alone, a poll released Tuesday suggests.Forty-three percent of Americans surveyed by CNN/Opinion ... Read more...
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Obama’s popularity rising, Palin’s falling for 2012 Presidential elections: Poll
December 29th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's efforts to gain publicity for the 2012 presidential election through television is not really working out that well, as her popularity with ... Read more...
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Republicans appear poised to win big in US poll
November 1st, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) Even as President Barack Obama prepares to leave over the weekend for a four-nation trip to Asia, including the first stop in India, his Democratic ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama far more popular than US President: Poll
October 15th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): The US First Lady, Michelle Obama's approval ratings have soared to 65 percent, twenty points higher than the president, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll.According to ... Read more...
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Americans evenly divided over Bush vs Obama
October 9th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) Ahead of a tough mid-term battle for Congress, Americans are almost equally divided over whether President Barack Obama or his predecessor George Bush has performed ... Read more...
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US media polls present grim picture for Democrats in Nov mid-term elections
September 8th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 8 (ANI): The upcoming mid-term polls in November are presenting a grim picture for the Democrats, with a series of media polls claiming that majority of Americans would vote for ... Read more...
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Obama gets thumbs up on Iraq, down on economy: Poll
September 4th, 2010 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) US President Barack Obama's approval rating appears to have edged up after his speech on the Iraq war but he still gets bad marks on the economy, ... Read more...
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Golfer Woods approval rating on the rise before Augusta Masters comeback
March 27th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.27 (ANI): Golfer Tiger Woods could have some reason to celebrate after a recent survey found his approval rating rising from an all-time low last December in the run-up to ... Read more...
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Obama meets Dalai Lama defying Chinese warnings (Third Lead)
February 19th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) President Barack Obama held a long awaited meeting with the Dalai Lama Thursday defying warnings from Beijing that it could further strain US-Sino relations amid ... Read more...
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Obama meets Dalai Lama, defying Chinese warnings (Second Lead)
February 19th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama Thursday, defying warnings from Beijing that it could further strain US-Sino relations amid tension over US arms sales ... Read more...
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Americans split on success of Obama presidency: Poll
January 13th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) Americans are giving Barack Obama a split decision on his first year in office with 48 percent saying his presidency has been a failure so ... Read more...
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Americans confident Obama can handle terrorism: Poll
January 12th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Most Americans remain confident that President Barack Obama's administration can protect the country from terrorism despite the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a US airliner, according ... Read more...
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Michelle, Hillary Clinton more popular than Obama
December 31st, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) President Barack Obama may be America's most admired man this year according to a new poll, but two women edge him out as the most ... Read more...
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Palin’s popularity has risen: Poll
December 8th, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 8 (ANI): The popularity of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is growing, with an increased 46 percent Americans viewing her favourably against this summer's 36 percent, according to a ... Read more...
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Is Afghanistan turning into Obama’s Vietnam?
October 20th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) A slight majority of Americans think that the war in Afghanistan is turning into another Vietnam, according to a new national poll that also indicates nearly six ... Read more...
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US support for war in Afghanistan at all-time low
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 2 (DPA) Support for the war in Afghanistan has fallen to an all-time low in the United States, according to a national poll published Tuesday by CNN.
Fifty-seven percent of ... Read more...
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Report Card: Obama gets C+, Biden C, Clinton B-
August 7th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Americans think Barack Obama's overall performance as president deserves a grade of C+ or just about average, according to a new national poll. He was ... Read more...
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Racial divide over Obama’s stupidity comment
August 5th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) White and black Americans don't see eye to eye on last month's arrest of a black Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates by a white police officer, ... Read more...
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Obama more popular than his policies: Poll
April 28th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 28 (IANS) A new national poll suggests that President Barack Obama is personally more popular than his policies.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Monday, two days before Obama marks ... Read more...
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Obama gets big thumbs up; stimulus less popular
February 10th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) Between 64 and 76 percent Americans approve of the job Barack Obama's doing as president, but the economic stimulus package he's trying to push through Congress is not ... Read more...
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Obama, Hillary Clinton top poll of most admired persons
December 27th, 2008 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) President-elect Barack Obama has topped Gallup's poll of the most admired man to become the first person in over a half century to do so before taking America's ... Read more...
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Bush is less popular than Nixon in final days
November 11th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.11 (ANI): U.S. President George W. Bush has become less popular than President Richard Milhouse Nixon was at the time of his resignation in 1974.
According to data released by CNN ... Read more...
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Three out of four Americans think Obama will do a good job
November 11th, 2008 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) As US President-elect Barack Obama visited the White House to discuss transfer of power, a new poll found two-thirds of all Americans view him positively and three-quarters think ... Read more...
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New poll finds 75 percent of Americans are angry at the way things are going there
October 22nd, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , Oct 22 (ANI): A recent poll findings released by CNN and the Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) have revealed that three in every four Americans were of the opinion that ... Read more...
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CEOs view Brazil, Russia, India and China as opportunities
August 16th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) are viewed as opportunities rather than threats by CEOs in a globalising world but the US is still cited as ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton could make difference in tight presidential race: Poll
June 7th, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 7 (IANS) As Hillary Clinton prepared to throw her weight behind presumptive Democratic nominee Barrack Obama, a new poll suggested that she could make the difference in a ... Read more...
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