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Number of books Americans claimed they had at least started reading per year, according to a 2005 Gallup poll. In 1999 the average respondent said he or she had begun at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Sep. 10, 2007 | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

...course tempting to imagine Iraq as Vietnam is today. While still a Communist-run regime that brutally persecutes political dissent, Vietnam is nonetheless stable, peaceful and one of the world's fastest-growing economies, second in Asia only to China for growth in the past decade. A 2006 Gallup poll, in fact, judged Vietnam's population of 84 million as the world's most optimistic for the fourth year in a row, with 94% of urban Vietnamese predicting life would improve in 2007 (vs. 73% in Chinese cities). For the past decade, Hanoi has also been an official U.S ally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq and Vietnam: The View from Hanoi | 8/23/2007 | See Source »

...they? Animal rights activists see TVE's decision as further evidence that the tide is turning in their favor - and the facts may back them up. A 2006 Gallup poll showed that 72 percent of Spaniards say they have "no interest" in bullfighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spanish TV Says No to Bullfighting | 8/22/2007 | See Source »

Although the Government seems divided over the issue, Narbona certainly speaks to a growing sentiment within Spain. According to a Gallup poll, only 8% of Spaniards consider themselves bullfighting fans, But the end of bullfighting as we know may not be around the corner. If anything, its appeal may be growing beyond Spain's borders. Many South American and other European countries like Portugal and France maintain a vibrant bullfighting tradition - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Socialist candidate Segolene Royal fancy the sport. Moreover, bullfighting has also been exported to places like China, as well as Armenia and South...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Spain, No Ole for Bullfights | 8/6/2007 | See Source »

...general, the numbers seem to support Van Hollen's assertion: 62% of Americans, including 84% of Democrats and 66% of independents, now believe it was a mistake to send troops to Iraq in the first place, according to a June 2007 Gallup poll. But among Republicans, the number, while growing, is much smaller; only 28% believe the Iraq war was a mistake, while, according to a June Pew poll, 58% say the military effort is going well. That makes for some uncomfortable conversations back home for Democratic Representatives like Altmire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Plight of the Antiwar Democrat | 7/20/2007 | See Source »

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