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Dec 31, 1999
Mother Teresa Voted by American People as Most Admired Person of the Century
Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun who devoted her life to ministering to the poor and sick in India, is the Most Admired Person of the Century, according to new CNN/USA Today Gallup polls of the American people conducted this fall. Mother ...
Jun 10, 2003
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Abortion Rights, Civil Rights Movement, New York Times Scandal, Public Image of U.S., Professional Sports
Jun 4, 1999
Presidential Job Approval: Bill Clinton's High Ratings in the Midst of Crisis, 1998
Gallup's presidential job approval measure has been used as a shorthand summation of the public's opinion of a president for over 50 years. The job approval measure came under particular scrutiny and criticism during 1998, based primarily on the ...
Jan 28, 2000
Increasing Number of Americans Say Elian Gonzalez Should Go Back to Cuba
Americans continue to support the U.S. policy that Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez should be returned to Cuba to live with his father and they agree that such actions would be in the best interests of the boy. In both instances, higher percentages now ...
Aug 15, 2000
Tuesday Night at Democratic Convention Blends Past, Future
During Day Two of the Democratic National Convention, the Democrats will talk about the future while taking a nostalgic look at the past. The theme of Tuesday's convention is "New Heights: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet," and will outline ...
Oct 4, 1999
East Timor Has Yet to Register Strongly on Americans' Consciousness
The American public is paying relatively little attention to the conflict in East Timor, and to date has little inclination to support the involvement of U.S. military troops there as part of the international peacekeeping force. Only about two ...
Jul 27, 1999
Americans Saddened by JFK's Plane Crash, View Media Coverage Favorably, but as Excessive
As America's news media returns to routine coverage after spending much of the past ten days devoted to the plane crash that killed John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren Bessette, here are a few key questions and answers ...
Jul 31, 1999
President's and First Lady's Popularity Surges
President Clinton's job approval rating surged to 64% this past week, up six points from the previous week, according to the latest Gallup poll, conducted July 22-25. The poll shows that the president's favorability rating also increased last ...
Sep 8, 2000
Presidential Race Remains Close as Post-Labor Day Campaign Begins
The race for president remains tight. New CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll results, based on interviewing conducted Monday through Wednesday of this week (September 5-7), show that Democratic candidate Al Gore leads Republican candidate George W. Bush ...
Mar 29, 1999
Americans Today Much More Accepting of a Woman, Black, Catholic, or Jew As President
It has become less and less acceptable in recent years-both legally and normatively-for Americans to overtly take into account such characteristics as race, gender, religious preference, or sexual orientation in making decisions on hiring or ...