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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: popularity

popularity stories: 13 news summaries

(Newser) - President Obama’s election has increased America’s standing in the world, new polling shows. Global attitudes toward the US have been bolstered by Obama’s election to levels not seen since the Clinton administration, the New York Times reports. In Indonesia, for instance, where the president spent part of... More »

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Afghanistan • Israel • Germany • France • United States • popularity • opinion polls • Obama administration • President Obama • global community

 
 
 Mouthy Cheney 
 Gains Popularity: 
 Poll 

He and Bush more popular now than when leaving office

May 21, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new poll shows that Dick Cheney, currently making headlines for his stance on torture, is gaining popularity. 37% of those polled by CNN hold a favorable opinion of the former vice president, up 8% from when he left office; 55% still view him unfavorably. Former president Bush, who’s... More »

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War on Terror • Dick Cheney • torture • poll • Guantanamo Bay • waterboarding • popularity • George W. Bush • President Obama

 

 US Wild 
 About 
 Obama's 
 100 Days 

President enjoying 'Reagan-like' levels of popularity as early milestone is reached

Apr 29, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today marks President Obama's hundredth day in the job and he's more popular than his two immediate predecessors were at this point, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. Over half of those polled said Obama is off to a good—or great—start, 61% approve of the job he... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • popularity • Obama administration • President Obama • 100 days

ANALYSIS

Economy Saps Sarkozy's Approval Ratings

'Action-man president' looks powerless on crisis

Apr 17, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy should be well positioned to gain political capital from the global recession, having warned against capitalist excess years before the crisis quashed pro- deregulation argument. But the French president’s approval rating keeps dropping, the Economist reports. It fell another 2% in April, to 36%. As the crisis... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • recession • popularity • approval ratings • G20 • financial crisis

opinion

 Michelle Is Even More 
 Popular Than Hubby 

Her transformation is 'remarkable:' Smith

Apr 2, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans like Michelle Obama even more than they like her husband, a new Gallup poll shows. Nearly three-quarters view her favorably, compared to 69% for the president. And while Barack's ratings have fluctuated, the first lady's keep rising. "Her transformation in the public eye is one of David Axelrod's... More »

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Michelle Obama • first lady • popularity • Gallup poll • President Obama

analysis

Hillary Reprises 
Star Role in 
Her Third Act 

First lady, senator duties prepared her well for State job

Mar 8, 09 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton showed off her "substantive and unspectacular" side on her trip to the Middle East this week, writes David S. Cloud in Politico. Hearkening back to her early days in the Senate, she impressed colleagues by chipping away at details, figuring out how to play her new role.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • foreign policy • first lady • popularity • senator • Obama administration

(Newser) - The economy is sinking, but President Obama's popularity is rock solid, the Wall Street Journal reports. A new poll by NBC and the Journal puts his approval rating at 60%, even though 70% of Americans are dissatisfied with the economy. What's more, the number of Americans who say the nation... More »

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popularity • approval ratings • President Obama

 Wallflower or 
 Life of the Party? 
 It's in Your Genes 

Study of twins finds genetic link to social position

Jan 27, 09 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Whether a person becomes a wallflower or social butterfly and what group of friends they develop is apparently significantly affected by their genes, National Geographic reports. Scientists examined social groupings of more than 1,000 pairs of teenage twins and discovered that identical twins, who share the same genes, were... More »

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social networking • twins • genes • popularity • scientific study • social behavior

Facebook Nation Now Counts 150M, and Going Strong

Growth outside US could put networking site at 200M by spring

Jan 7, 09 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain and the iPhone may be so 2008, but Facebook is going strong. The networking site now claims 150 million users, just four months after surpassing 100 million. At this rate, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will have a delightful 25th-birthday gift this spring: 200 million users. Most new members live... More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • world • web traffic • popularity

 Clinton Would 
 Stomp Palin in 
 Prez Race: Poll 

Hillary scores 2-1 over Palin among women voters

Oct 7, 08 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton would make moose meat of Sarah Palin in a head-to-head election battle to be president, according to a new poll among women voters. In a theoretical 2012 faceoff,  women voters said they would back Hilary 61% to Palin's 27%, reports the New York Daily News. Clinton is... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Alaska • motherhood • Chelsea Clinton • popularity • Election 2008 • economy • Sarah Palin • Shezoom

One Place Stalin Can Win a Popularity Contest? Russia

Some may have tampered with web ballot, but brutal leader in Kremlin's top 12

Sep 25, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - An effort to celebrate Russian nationalism has turned up an uncomfortable number of votes for Josef Stalin, the Wall Street Journal reports. The dictator blamed for the deaths of millions of Russians often led during 3 months of Internet balloting for the nation’s top historical figure, but was pushed... More »

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Russia • Kremlin • Czar Nicholas II • Stalin • popularity • Josef Stalin

 'I'm Left of Nic,'
 Carla Confesses

Still, 'I'd vote for him,' she gushes

Jun 23, 08 4:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - They may look like an always-happy couple, but France's First Lady Carla Bruni has confessed she doesn't agree with husband Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing politics. She's not alone. Just a year after his election, polls have shown Sarkozy is the most unpopular president in six decades, reports the Daily Telegraph.... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • culture • Carla Bruni • popularity • La Liberation • Carla effect • L'Amoureuse

Rivals Don't Hide Scorn for Mitt

Dislike is palpable in competing GOP campaigns

Jan 24, 08 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - If the primary season were a popularity contest, Mitt Romney would have retired long ago. He’s the least liked among the Republican presidential candidates, fielding ugly insults from rivals angry about perceived attack ads, policy pandering, and endlessly deep pockets. The New York Times was unsurprised that unloved Romney... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • attack ad • popularity

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