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...Many American women are grossly misinformed," says U.S.C.'s Grimes. For instance, 31% of American women in a 1985 Gallup poll indicated their belief that birth control pills cause cancer, when in fact the evidence shows that for nonsmokers the Pill actually reduces the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer. Europeans are much better at putting sex -- and birth control -- in its place. Despite their Roman Catholic heritage, the French schools conscientiously provide sex education during which birth control and abortion are frankly discussed...
...very different story in 1988, when a similar Brady proposal was roundly defeated in the House. But as crime statistics continued to soar, Brady and his wife Sarah -- both conservative Republicans -- kept up their single-minded fight. By last March, a Gallup poll showed that 87% of Americans favored a seven-day waiting period. During the same month, the Brady bill gained political momentum when Reagan, an N.R.A. lifetime member, endorsed...
...Gallup Poll taken in 1959 on the subject, more than two-thirds of Massachussetts residents opposed extending the school year. Barrett said the tide is beginning to change now and that in 1989 Gallup showed that more people were partical to the additional days than were opposed to them...
...June 1945, just after the German surrender, George Gallup's polling organization registered an 87% job-approval rating for Harry Truman, the highest Gallup figure for any President on record even today. But researchers acknowledge that Truman himself had little to do with that endorsement, having taken office only two months before, when Franklin Roosevelt died. The unknown Truman rode the crest of relief...
...number of current polls show that Bush's rating has soared into the 80s and 90s. But Gallup, perhaps the most respected sampler, waited until the gulf victory had sunk in and then launched its canvass over the weekend. The figures will be announced this week. The Gallup experts predict that Bush will equal the Truman mark and perhaps even...