This is one of the craziest, yet wrongful rumors that spread among American citizens: Barack Obama is a Muslim! And this is not going to do any good to Obama’s latest drop in the polls. According to two new US opinion polls out Thursday (Pew and Time.com), almost one in five Americans think Barack Obama, [...]
A suicide car bomb in Kabul killed at least 12 civilians and five U.S. troops on Tuesday. Also one Canadian soldier was killed by the bomb. The suicide strike was claimed by the Talibans. The Taliban suicider hit the NATO convoy and wrecked about 20 vehicles, killed 18 people. It was the deadliest attack for [...]
A national survey released today found that more than one in five Americans plan to drive less in the wake of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, one in eight Americans plan to stop buying British Petroleum (BP) gas altogether. The survey, which polled 1,312 consumers across the country, found [...]
With the British election less than a week away, Americans may not have to wait until November to see which direction the political tide is moving in the United States. Voting results overseas may portend results here later, says David Coates, author of the new book Answering Back: Liberal Responses to Conservative Arguments, and a [...]
American patients have seen an average of 18.7 different doctors during their lives, according to a survey conducted by GfK Roper for Practice Fusion, the free, web-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) company. For patients over 65 years of age, the average increases to 28.4 individual doctors, including primary care, specialists, hospital and urgent care providers. [...]
Topping that bowl of cereal with raspberries instead of strawberries, or sauteing kale instead of spinach for dinner can boost phytonutrient intake, which may help decrease risk for certain chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. A study, supported by the Nutrilite Health Institute and presented at the Experimental Biology Meeting, April 25, in [...]
82.7 percent of Americans support a presidential veto of legislation containing unnecessary Congressional spending The Council for Retirement Security (CRS), a program of the nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots citizens organization Our Generation, has released a survey that found that 82.7 percent of respondents support a presidential veto to prevent Congress from spending money from the Social [...]
The labor-force participation rate is increasing for older Americans (those age 55 and older) as older workers are faced with higher health costs and economic losses, according to a study published by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). For those ages 55-64 (the “near elderly”), the increase is being driven almost exclusively by the [...]
Survey Shows Interest in Celebrities Waning Whether or not Americans heeded President Obama’s inaugural admonition to “put away childish things,” they have certainly developed a lot more interest in serious issues. A new national survey shows self-declared interest in a raft of weighty matters has grown, while almost half of Americans (48.2 percent) say they’ve [...]
Aon Consulting Offers Keys to Securing a Federal Position The federal government is hiring tens of thousands of new employees, according to a report titled “Where the Jobs Are 2009: Mission-Critical Opportunities for America,” released by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and cosponsored by Aon Consulting, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon [...]