Sexual Harassment Plagues Our Schools: Poll

Americans like Obama but fear for country: poll

(NEWSER) - If a national poll can combine devastating news and a bright ray of sunshine for President Obama, this is it. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey shows that about 75% of respondents don't like Obama's economic policies and fear the country is headed in the wrong direction. But in hypothetical match-ups, Obama leads Mitt Romney by 6 points and Herman Cain by 15 points. “Is he [Bill] Clinton or [Jimmy] Carter? I don’t think you can answer it right now,” one pollster tells MSNBC . More»

More than two-thirds say they back the movement

(NEWSER) - New Yorkers clearly like seeing a few nerves rattled on Wall Street. In fact, 67% of those asked in a new survey say they support the Occupy Wall Street movement, and 87% back protesters' right to camp out as long as they observe the law. Support fell along party lines, however, with 81% of Democrats liking the demonstrators compared to only 35% of Republicans, Reuters reports. More»

59% of independent voters disapprove of prez

(NEWSER) - President Obama is in hot political water but Republican contenders aren't faring much better, a new poll says. Obama's disapproval rating hit 50% for the first time in the New York Times/CBS poll, and reached 59% among the all-important independent voters. His overall approval rating, 43%, isn't great but beats Jimmy Carter and roughly ties Ronald Reagan at the same time in their presidencies, the New York Times notes. On the economy, a majority supports Obama's new jobs program, but nearly half predict a double-dip recession, and most say the US is off-track. More»

(NEWSER) - British women wash their bras only six times a year, the Daily Express reports. The slightly confusing results of a study indicate that although women own an average of 15 bras, they wear each one seven times before throwing it in the hamper. “The extra dirt is clearly not good for the wearer’s skin as bras are fitted snug to the chest and this build up of bacteria can create irritation,” a “stain guru” said. And the lack of washing is bad for the bra. More»

But people who abandon faith just 'drift away', new poll says

(NEWSER) - A majority of Americans who have abandoned organized religion "gradually drifted away," a new Pew Forum poll says. The finding surprised experts who expected policy debates or scandals—like clergy sex abuse in the Catholic Church—to fuel people's rejection of a faith. But overall, the survey found Americans more likely to switch religions than drop faith altogether. More»