« Previous  |  Next »

Obama faces uphill battle in selling Afghan war strategy

Most Americans say they think President Obama will come up with a strategy for Afghanistan that will succeed, but few are "very confident" he will do so, and the public is closely divided about how many more troops to send there, according to a new ...

From JON COHEN AND JENNIFER AGIESTA, The Washington Post,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Taliban,  Washington Post Company,  U.S. Congress

Poll finds deep divisions on health-care reform

As the Senate prepares to take up legislation aimed at overhauling the nation's health-care system, President Obama and the Democrats are still struggling to win the battle for public opinion. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Americans deeply ...

From DAN BALZ AND JON COHEN, The Washington Post,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Washington Post Company,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party

What's Behind Our Gift of Gab?

For the first time, scientists have compared a vast network of human genes responsible for speech and language with an analogous network in chimpanzees. The findings help shed light on how we moved beyond hoots and grunts to develop vast vocabularies, ...

From JON COHEN, Science,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of California, Los Angeles

Mission Improbable: A Concise and Precise Definition of P-Value

Victor De Gruttola, the chair of biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health, is passionate about his p-values. That's why he was apoplectic last month when an esteemed colleague and prominent AIDS vaccine researcher spoke with him about the ...

From JON COHEN, Science,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Thor,  Harvard University,  Thomas Moore,  Food and Drug Administration

[News of the Week] HIV/AIDS Research: Beyond Thailand: Making Sense of a Qualified AIDS Vaccine ‘Success’

Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this ...

From JON COHEN, Science,  29 Oct 2009

U.S. deeply split on troop increase for Afghan war

Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has recommended the substantial increase in troop strength, and 47 percent of those polled favor the buildup, while 49 percent oppose it. Most on both sides hold their views "strongly." ...

From DAN BALZ AND JON COHEN, The Washington Post,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Taliban,  Al-Qaeda

Poll: Most Americans now favor public option in health overhaul

numbers underscore the challenges ahead for the president and Democratic congressional leaders as they attempt to maintain support among liberals and moderates in their own party while continuing to seek approval from at least a few Republicans ...

From DAN BALZ AND JON COHEN WASHINGTON POST, The San Jose Mercury News,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress

Poll: majority now supports public health insurance option

As Democratic congressional leaders and White House officials work to shape health care bills that will go to the House and Senate floors, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that support for a government-run health plan to compete with private ...

From DAN BALZ AND JON COHEN, The Washington Post,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  White House

[News of the Week] HIV/AIDS Research: Surprising AIDS Vaccine Success Praised and Pondered

Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this ...

From JON COHEN, Science,  1 Oct 2009

Significant Fear Remains Over Economy, Job Loss

Painful personal experiences over the past year continue to dampen the outlook of many Americans. About two-thirds of those polled say they have been hurt financially by the recession, with extensive reports that job losses and pay reductions are ...

From JON COHEN AND JENNIFER AGIESTA, The Washington Post,  15 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  George W. Bush

« Previous  |  Next »

Who is This?

Help us add to our database, by linking this writer their entry in Wikipedia or Source Watch, or by suggesting that we remove it from our index.

Suggest an Entry