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http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/11/02/latest-round-up-of-obama-poll-ratings-by-state/ Latest Round-Up of Obama Poll Ratings by State Posted: 11/2/09 Filed Under:Barack Obama, Guns, Polls, Obama Administration, Poll Watch 185 Comments + Join the discussion »- TEXT SIZE:AAA
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Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia
ATLANTA – Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.
Men are 7x more likely to leave a seriously ill partner
Until her sickness do us part: why men leave ill partners Men are seven times more likely than women to leave a seriously ill partner, a study has found. So why are males less able to cope? Cancer was, says Lesley Forrester, far easier to deal with than her husband’s reaction to her diagnosis.Who Killed California?
by Troy Senik http://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/who-killed-california My apologies for having nothing originally in this post. The text was here but didn't show up. Apparently this article is too long to be printed here, at about 11 pages. It is nevertheless worth reading, unless, as someone has already done, you have made your mind up what to believe before reading.Coming Soon: $500 for Every Newborn?
Imagine a world where every baby received a trust fund at birth. It might sound like a fairy tale, but being born into money--or at least into a $500 savings account--could soon become reality for all children born in the United States. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would give each newborn just that, with the goal of promoting savings that would later be used for education, a first home, or retirement.Lawyer sues to end group's 'threat' prayers
A former military lawyer who served in the Reagan White House and worked for Ross Perot is suing a Dallas-based religious organization in a case that could test the limits of free speech and prayer. Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said he wants Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former U.S. Navy chaplain, to "stop asking Jesus to plunder my fields ...Sweat becomes offenders’ new snitch
WASHINGTON - The government has buried its nose in Bari Lynne Williams's personal business. Almost literally. Twenty-four hours a day, whether she's jogging, sleeping or managing a pool hall, Williams wears a high-tech sensor on her ankle that can detect the faintest whiff of alcohol in her perspiration.Leaving Michigan Behind: Eight-year population exodus staggers state
=============================================================================== Leaving Michigan Behind: Eight-year population exodus staggers state Outflow of skilled, educated workers crimps Michigan's recovery Ron French and Mike Wilkinson / The Detroit News Joe LaCross drives American cars. Always has. Born and raised in the blue-collar suburbs of Detroit, this son of a welder wouldn't dream of rolling past his autoworker neighbors in a Toyota.What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls (Rasmussen)
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Saturday, August 29, 2009 The death this week of longtime Democratic Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy means one of two things for the troubled health care reform plan proposed by President Obama: Either the plan has lost one of its most powerful advocates or now its supporters have an emotional rallying point to successfully push for passage. Only time will tell.Healthcare: Japanese Style
MartiniLush had asked me about healthcare in Japan and I never got the chance to give a more detail overview. I was skimming the news just now and I saw that NYT had a pretty good article on it so I thought I shared. Health Care Abroad: Japan By Sarah Arnquist John Creighton Campbell is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Michigan and a visiting researcher at the Tokyo University Institute of Gerontology. He co-authored “The Art of Balance in Health Policy: Maintaining Japan’s Low-Cost, Egalitarian System” (Cambridge University Press, 1998).
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