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[However, Kennedy adjusted the numbers to account for undecided black voters, who overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, and said the runoff election currently stands in Blanco's favor. With that adjustment, Blanco would get 53 percent of the vote, compared to Jindal's 47 percent]
Republican Primary Trial Heat (among Republican voters): Cecil Underwood 30% Robin Capehart 8% Sarah Minear 8% Dan Moore 3% Monty Warner 3% Doug McKinney 2% Other 3% Undecided 43%
Democratic Primary Trial Heat (among Democratic voters): Joe Manchin 46% Darrell McGraw 11% John Perdue 5% Jim Humphreys 4% Lloyd Jackson 3% Jim Lees 3% Spike Maynard 2% Robin Davis 2% Other 1% Undecided 25%
"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
Right Track: 38% (42%) Wrong Track: 50% (44%)
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Ipsos-Reid 9/16 - 18
"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
Right Track: 37% (39%) Wrong Track: 57% (56%)
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Fox News 9/23 - 24
Who should control congress?
Democrats 41% Republicans 36% Neither/Unsure 23%
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Democracy Corps 9/14
Who should control congress?
Democrats 47% Republicans 42% Neither 1% (unch) Not sure 11%
Wednesday, April 02, 2003
Quote of the Day
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public"
Lies, Lies and More Lies: Marketplace Deaths Were Caused by a US Missile
Yesterday, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw took the stage to alert everyone that the explosion in an Iraqi market last week that killed many civilians is more likely to have been a result of an Iraqi missile than one from the coalition.
"An American missile, identified from the remains of its serial number, was pinpointed yesterday as the cause of the explosion at a Baghdad market on Friday night that killed at least 62 Iraqis. The codes on the foot-long shrapnel shard, seen by the Independent correspondent Robert Fisk at the scene of the bombing in the Shu'ale district, came from a weapon manufactured in Texas by Ray- theon, the world's biggest producer of 'smart' armaments. The identification of the missile as American is an embarrassing blow to Washington and London as they try to match their promises of minimal civilian casualties with the reality of precision bombing."
I know. You might think that the "coalition" forces are running out of lies or that their lying might be catching up to them with the American public. Right? Well, think about this. After the blatant raping of democracy in 2000, the Administration took pains to claim an invulnerable mandate.
Similarly, it seems that the more often the Administration gets called on their brazen lies, the more they feel entitled to produce more.
And why not, Americans are still giving Bush a free pass in approval ratings and the inept fifth estate certainly doesn’t seem to give a shit, so why should the Administration.
Like a 2-year old without limits, they will keep pushing and pushing and pushing. Until those limits are established, their psychotic behavior will continue to intensify and we have no one to blame but ourselves.
1330 GMT - US military says it is looking into a claim that coalition aircraft have bombed a Red Crescent maternity hospital in Baghdad.
1255 GMT - UK forces say they have found what they believe is a torture center run by Saddam’s secret police in the southern town of Abu al-Khasib.
1230 GMT - Doctors at the Saddam Hospital in central Nasiriya say there has been more than 250 deaths since the fighting in the city began.
1226 GMT - US military says US forces have destroyed the Baghdad division of Iraqi Republican Guard and that other divisions are in trouble and under serious attack.
1200 GMT - Turkey and the US say they have agreed on measures to improve their co-operation in Iraq, including some support for US troops and help with aid.
1148 GMT - Iraq's information minister denies that US troops have crossed the Tigris River on their way to Baghdad.
1050 GMT - One of Saddam’s palaces in central Baghdad is hit by missile, reports say.
1035 GMT - There are reports that Iraqi satellite TV has gone off air and is not transmitting on any of its three satellite frequencies.
0955 GMT - Amnesty International urges US-led forces in Iraq to take greater care to stop civilian casualties. It also criticizes Iraq for using soldiers disguised as members of the public.
0825 GMT - US Secretary of State Colin Powell meets Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul to try to win more help from Turkey for the US military campaign in Iraq.
0700 GMT - US marines say they have seized a key bridge across the Tigris River in the city of Kut, so they can take control of one of the main roads on the way to Baghdad.
0630 GMT - A building in Basra comes under heavy fire from UK forces, who say they were fired upon overnight. Hundreds of civilians are seen leaving the city.
0550 GMT - US forces who rescued Private Lynch also found the bodies of two US soldiers and eight Iraqi troops, the US military says. It's not clear if they died in the operation or were already dead.
0545 GMT - US forces continue with attacks on the Iraqi Republican Guard positions around Karbala, and the US troops are able to move forward.
0100 GMT - The Pentagon confirms that a soldier rescued earlier is Private Jessica Lynch, who was captured on 23 March.
0037 GMT - US military sources say US ground forces have begun a major attack on parts of the Iraqi Republican Guard near Baghdad.
0025 GMT - US military bosses say they have rescued a US army prisoner of war.
0010 GMT - US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the bombing campaigns in Iraq are the most precise "in recent memory" and that Saddam Hussein is a greater threat to the Iraqi people than the US campaign is.
Combat Report – April 2, 2003 (Second Half of Day)
1925 GMT - A top US military leader, General Richard Myers, defends the war plan, and added that it is working well. He also expressed regret to the families of the Iraqi civilians killed at a US checkpoint on Monday.
1705 GMT - A message from Saddam Hussein is read out by another Iraqi politician on television, calling on all Iraqis to fight against the coalition.
1525 GMT - Western news reports say that at least 11 members of the same Iraqi family - most of them children - have been killed by a coalition raid.
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