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...tide of Republican vitriol and popular ambivalence. But even with a majority of Americans still against the new health-care law, Obama must read between the numbers and figure out how to best sell this plan to the public. A comprehensive survey conducted by the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll illuminates possible pitches the president could effectively make to the public...
...Masters this weekend? Sure. Still, the cameras will be glaring, the tabloids screaming, and one of Woods' alleged mistresses has indicated she plans to dance at a strip club in nearby Atlanta. This will be a Masters unlike any other. (See Tiger Woods in the 2010 TIME 100 poll...
...perhaps as grave - no kidding - his striking nonchalance about transporting the family dog in a box tied to the roof of his car en route to a family vacation. (Note to would-be candidates: Don't piss off the animal lovers.) (Rank Mitt Romney in the 2010 TIME 100 poll...
...There are certainly parallels. In 1994, Bill Clinton's favorability poll numbers were at 51%, about where Obama's are now. And the Dems were polarized by a series of tough (and strikingly familiar) issues: a carbon tax, gays in the military and health care. But will history repeat itself, with the party in power bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent? Here are five reasons the 2010 midterm scenario is different, and perhaps less dire for the Democrats, than 1994's. (See the top 10 alternative political movements...
...Maliki has refused to accept the poll results, announced on March 26, and has demanded a recount - even though the election was certified by U.N. observers as largely aboveboard. The incumbent has also won from the Supreme Court an interpretation of Iraq's constitution that could prevent Allawi from having first bite at forming a new government. The constitution requires that the "bloc" with the most seats be given 30 days to form a ruling coalition, but in response to al-Maliki's inquiry, the court has ruled that bloc doesn't mean electoral slate, but rather the alliances...