Word: polle
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...Despite this economic revitalization, many Singaporeans find the changes their city is undergoing to be bewildering and even threatening. According to public opinion polls, a majority of citizens were against the legalization of gambling, fearing casinos would result in increased crime and other social ills. Today, there's additional anxiety over ambitious efforts to boost immigration. In January, a local newspaper poll showed that 90% of Singaporeans opposed those efforts because they fear losing their jobs to foreign professionals. Nearly 43% said they believe the government is more concerned about foreigners than its own people; they also expressed doubt that...
...we’re not. The United States of America is a country that likes God—but at a comfy distance. A recent Newsweek poll suggests that 91 percent of Americans believe in God. The poll also finds that 82 percent of the population identifies itself as Christian, only four percent more than the CIA’s estimation of 78 percent. However despite weighty numbers, a 2006 Pew poll shows only a relatively paltry 40 percent attend religious services on a weekly basis. Most Americans want their president to believe in God but few want governance based...
...apparently pro-Roe v. Wade-in a pro-life, anti-Roe party. McCain is for something like amnesty for illegal immigrants in a party that is not. There's lots of room for Romney to move up, which he is now doing (he leads in a new Iowa poll), and for Thompson to get in (which he intends to do next month). Romney or Thompson will then battle to become the conservative alternative. It's quite possible that the winner of that battle will defeat McCain and Giuliani for the nomination...
...routine negotiations not only misdirects the activists’ time and energy, but it also alienates the moderate liberal majority on campus. Over DemsTalk and other public forums, many students scorned the strike while voicing support for the protesters’ ultimate goals. In fact, an (admittedly unscientific) poll of more than 800 students found that over 70 percent “do not support this particular tactic [of a hunger strike] as appropriate.” But when the revolution comes, although the cadre of activists will be few in number, at least they’ll have well...
...Some people who know Gore assume he's biding his time, waiting to pounce; since he's at 12% in the polls-tied with John Edwards, without even being in the race-he would easily get on the primary ballots if he declared before the deadlines. He may not be rich enough to self-finance, but with his Apple and Google stock, Web following and Silicon Valley connections, money wouldn't be a huge problem either. "He just has to say the word," says a wealthy friend. But those who know him well would be very surprised if it happened...