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...likely black, and blacks turned out a miniscule 8 percent of their vote for George W. Bush while supporting Al Gore ’69 at a clip of 90 percent in 2000. While much has been made of the Joint Center for Political Study’s new survey that speculates that Bush has doubled his support in the black community through his faith-based initiatives and opposition to gay marriage, that particular poll was taken before the debates—and the bulk of black Americans are infinitely more concerned about jobs than gay marriage...

Author: By Brandon M. Terry, | Title: Black Man's Burden | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

Waiting for the doctor in the emergency room can seem interminable, and for some folks that's close to the truth. Below, find out how waiting times stack up, according to a national survey presented at a meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Despite the delays, nearly 90% of ER patients surveyed were satisfied with the care they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: The Longest Wait | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

...have been extremely careful not to exaggerate," says Roberts. His team carried out a survey to compare mortality during the 14-month period before the invasion with nearly 18 months just after it. In September, members conducted interviews with 988 randomly selected Iraqi households in 33 statistically representative sample clusters around the country, then extrapolated for the entire population through a complex statistical process. Richard Peto, professor of medical statistics and epidemiology at the University of Oxford, and other experts have called the methodology sound. But Roberts' report comes with caveats: for example, the researchers noted that their "confidence interval...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Many Have Died? | 10/31/2004 | See Source »

Seventy-three percent of eligible voters who responded to a survey conducted by The Crimson over four days this week said they would vote for Kerry if the elections were held today, while only 19 percent said they would support President George W. Bush and 3 percent said they would vote for Independent Ralph Nader...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kerry Tops Crimson Poll | 10/29/2004 | See Source »

David C. King, a lecturer at the Kennedy School who served as the faculty adviser to the Institute of Politics’ fall survey, said student interest in politics nationwide has not been this high since Vietnam...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kerry Tops Crimson Poll | 10/29/2004 | See Source »

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