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NASA recently held a poll to pick a name for the newest module in the International Space Station, hoping to build public excitement for its imminent completion. But instead of “Legacy,” “Earthrise,” or other sterile, optimistic names suggested by NASA, the winning name was “Colbert.” Television personality Stephen Colbert had encouraged his fans to write in his last name, even though, as he joked, “Houston may have a problem with...
...NASA stated in the rules for its poll that the agency would reserve the right to pick the final name for the new module. Rumors suggest NASA may still use the name Colbert for a mission-critical component—the toilet. If nothing else, they’ve got a sense of humor...
...helps that Turks are already warming to the new president. One recent poll found that 39% of Turks said they trusted Obama; fewer than 10% said the same of Bush. Obama is so popular that a leading Turkish bank is running an ad campaign based on an Obama look-alike...
Obama, President Barack •blame for financial crisis is not placed on by 60 percent of poll respondents who remember that the collapse of the economy occurred before the election of and thus can hardly be the fault...
...question now is whether Aso's performance on the world stage has given a temporary reprieve for his flagging administration. Just six weeks ago, Aso's support rating at home had plunged into the single digits as Japan's recession worsened. Shortly after that poll came out, former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa embarrassed the Aso administration by showing up in what appeared to be an inebriated state at a press conference during a Group of Seven meeting in Rome. Nakagawa later stepped down. (See pictures of Japan and the world...