Advocates Call on All Candidates Running for National Office to Provide Detailed Plans on Advancing Research and Innovation

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Published: Tuesday, 08 March 2016 14:38

Majorities Across the Political Spectrum Say Medical Research is a Valued Investment

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-March 2, 2016-As candidates running for national office look beyond Super Tuesday, Americans across the political spectrum want to know their detailed plans to advance medical progress. While a majority of Americans (73%) agree that their health has been improved thanks to research over the course of their lifetime, and 77% say they receive value for federal dollars spent on medical research, many are not content with the status quo. More than a third (36%) say the health care they receive does not seem to be based on the best and most recent research available. These findings and more come from a new public opinion survey commissioned by Research!America.

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The GOP’s Rocky Road to Cleveland

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Published: Saturday, 05 March 2016 09:21

I spent the past few days in Akron, Ohio at the University of Akron's EXL Center for Entrepreneurism. One of my events was a political panel on the 2016 election and we were all asked by a member of the audience: "Is Cleveland ready for the Republican Convention?" One of my colleagues started to answer positively about improvements to the airport and convention center when I interrupted and said I think the man was really asking whether or not the world was ready for this convention. The audience member agreed that is what he was truly getting at.

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Obama report card: Zogby cites 50% approval rating

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Published: Saturday, 05 March 2016 09:19

Our presidential report card grader John Zogby noted the depressing decline in American wages.

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