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- Did health care 'tax' just blow up California's careful budget plans?
California Governor Jerry Brown's plans to raise state taxes on the wealthy could be derailed because of voter concern about President Obama's plan to boost taxes on the wealthy and the Supreme Court's labeling the health care reform law a tax.
A poll-taker's technique to get you to respond: 'Smile while you dial'Gallup Poll interviewer Ed Dubas, a former used-car dealer, is on track to reach is 100,000th interview for the company. On the phone he aims to be polite and neutral, and he values the public service mission of Gallup – to document the will of the people.
Mitt Romney's 'boomerang' attack strategy: Is it effective?Repeatedly, we’ve seen the Obama campaign launch an attack, only to find the exact same accusation hurled back at them by Mitt Romney's folks. 'Outsourcer in chief' is a recent example.
Mitt Romney addresses NAACP. How many black votes might he win?Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gets a cool reception at the NAACP convention but he may have gone for reasons other than winning votes this November.
Attorney General Eric Holder, in Texas, slams state's voter ID lawEric Holder, addressing a national NAACP convention in Houston, pledged to aggressively enforce voting and other civil rights laws and compared the Texas voter ID law to an illegal poll tax.
Is Obama's tax plan a 'job-killer'?Conservatives say the tax plan will harm small businesses – the nation's top job creators. But Obama says only about 3 percent of such firms are affected, while others call the tax-hiring link 'simplistic.'
- Is Obama's tax plan a 'job-killer'?
Conservatives say the tax plan will harm small businesses – the nation's top job creators. But Obama says only about 3 percent of such firms are affected, while others call the tax-hiring link 'simplistic.'
- Health-care reform: How has the individual mandate worked in Massachusetts?
Six years into Massachusetts' version of health-care reform, most residents are complying with the individual mandate. But for some, the cost of a premium is almost prohibitive.
Is Mitt Romney really ahead in the money race?Mitt Romney has raised more millions in May and June than has Obama. But Obama, who did not have to spend big to win the nomination, has a lot more cash on hand for the fight ahead.
Obama tax proposal: Who makes more than $250k, and are they rich?President Obama has proposed extending the Bush-era tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year. Here's a look at who would end up paying higher taxes.
- Obama tax proposal: Who makes more than $250k, and are they rich?
President Obama has proposed extending the Bush-era tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year. Here's a look at who would end up paying higher taxes.
- Obama tax proposal: Who makes more than $250k, and are they rich?
President Obama has proposed extending the Bush-era tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year. Here's a look at who would end up paying higher taxes.
Fiscal zombie apocalypse in Washington? Obama and Congress on taxes.Lawmakers and the White House keep putting off tough fiscal and political decisions until after the elections, prompting criticism that this is a 'Zombie Congress.'
Will Ron Paul pull off one last delegate surprise?Ron Paul supporters in Nebraska appear on the verge of winning a plurality of delegates from their state to the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. That could lead to him getting 15 minutes to address the convention audience.
Obama tax-cut plan: easing risk of 'fiscal cliff'?Not extending the Bush-era tax cuts for the rich could cut the federal deficit by $81 billion in 2013, but it could also damage the economy by reining in spending by the highest-earning Americans.
- Obama tax-cut plan: easing risk of 'fiscal cliff'?
Not extending the Bush-era tax cuts for the rich could cut the federal deficit by $81 billion in 2013, but it could also damage the economy by reining in spending by the highest-earning Americans.
Obama's call for middle-class tax cut extension: three key pointsCutting to the chase: It won't pass. Although voters support higher taxes on the rich – even some Democrats are wary that what counts as 'rich' in some states doesn't go as far in others.
- Obama's call for middle-class tax cut extension: three key points
Cutting to the chase: It won't pass. Although voters support higher taxes on the rich – even some Democrats are wary that what counts as 'rich' in some states doesn't go as far in others.
Why Obama wants to keep Bush tax cuts for another yearPresident Obama will call for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 a year. Will House Republicans support this extension?
Cover StoryPolling: a look inside the machinery of public opinion surveysPolling: Behind the scenes at Gallup, interviewers and editors try to find out how Americans will vote on election day. With the media's dependence on public opinion statistics, news consumers must educate themselves about which surveys provide valuable data and why.
