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According to a recent Gallup poll, 59 percent of Americans believe homosexual behavior is morally wrong. And this summer, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) compared homosexuals to kleptomaniacs and alcoholics. Lott's comments were followed by advertisements in major newspapers, paid for by leading organizations on the religious right, that claimed that gays and lesbians could "come out of" homosexuality and embrace a straight lifestyle...
...until Richard Nixon resigned in August 1974, 128 polls asked Americans whether they thought the President should leave office. But in the mere nine months since the Lewinsky scandal broke, according to Don Ferree of the Roper Center, pollsters have asked that question more than 325 times. A Gallup poll this month finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans want their Representatives to stick close to American public opinion when deciding on impeachment rather than do what they think is best...
Indeed, the fear of being sued and having personal assets at risk is one reason that more people don't volunteer. In a Gallup study, 10% of all nonprofit groups cited liability concerns as the reason for losing one or more members. I happen to know such a person, and recently I undertook a thorough examination of my liabilities in connection with my role on the board of a community swim club...
...drawn fire from only a few organizations, but Tokyo is less concerned about Saito than about the damage the book may be doing to Japan's image in the U.S. at a time of trade and economic tensions between Washington and Tokyo. Last week the Japanese government hired Gallup to conduct a poll, apparently to see if friendship for Japan has eroded in the U.S. The results indicated that 60% of the American public views Japan as trustworthy. Chang's publisher, Basic Books, says that before Saito made his remarks, only one Tokyo imprint had expressed interest in buying...
...Last week the Japanese government hired Gallup to conduct a poll, apparently to see if friendship for Japan has eroded in the U.S. The results indicated that 60 percent of the American public views Japan as trustworthy. Chang?s publisher, Basic Books, says that before Saito made his remarks, only one Tokyo imprint had expressed interest in buying the rights; now several have jumped into the auction...