AP-GfK poll: Views on economy, Obama role sour
News West 9 Midland Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:13 AM PDT
Americans' views on the economy have dimmed this summer. But so far, the growing pessimism doesn't seem to be taking a toll on President Barack Obama's re-election prospects. |
Budget deficit slips to $1.28T
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:09 AM PDT
WASHINGTON â€" After months of unrelieved gloom and discord, Congress and President Barack Obama are starting to make a dent in the federal budget deficit. It's projected to shrink slightly to $1.28 trillion this year, and bigger savings from this month's debt ceiling deal are forecast over the next decade. |
Earthquake in US: Quake rattles Washington, felt in New York
NDTV Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT
Earthquake in US: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing. |
Obama hatred inspires Kravitz song
Jam! Showbiz Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:06 AM PDT
Lenny Kravitz's new track Black and White America was inspired by American racists who threatened to kill Barack Obama if he became U.S. President. |
Reform could erode employer-sponsored coverage
The News Journal Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:06 AM PDT
INDIANAPOLIS -- Nearly one of every 10 midsized or big employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers after insurance exchanges begin operating in 2014 as part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, according to a survey by a major benefits consultant. |
Their View:Obama vacation easy to criticize, hard to read
Silver City Sun-News Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:05 AM PDT
WASHINGTON â€" A lot of perks come with being president. You re whisked here and there so that your feet barely touch ground. Heads of state pay their respects. There s no such thing as a dropped call. You have parties and someone else cleans up. |
1 in 10 firms consider halting health benefits
Lansing State Journal Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:02 AM PDT
INDIANAPOLIS - Nearly one of every 10 mid-sized or big employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers after insurance exchanges begin operating in 2014 as part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, according to a survey by a major benefits consultant. |
On the Vineyard, Obama fever is no longer raging
Boston Globe Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:58 AM PDT
When President Obama took his first trip to Martha's Vineyard after taking office, the excitement among locals here was palpable, from the signs of support strung across shop windows and front porches to a full-page newspaper ad taken out by 125 Vineyard grandmothers in support of his health care plan. |
Survey: Firms may shed benefits
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:57 AM PDT
Nearly one of every 10 midsized or big employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers after insurance exchanges begin operating in 2014 as part of President Obama's health care overhaul, according to a survey by a major benefits consultant. |
How the poll was conducted
Boston Globe Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:55 AM PDT
The Associated Press-GfK Poll on President Barack Obama and the economy was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from Aug. 18-22. It is based on landline and cellular telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,000 adults. Interviews were conducted with 700 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on cellular phones. |
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