ZOGBY: Obama's Charm Offensive Fails

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Published: Monday, 18 March 2013 11:03

Zogby's Obama Weekly Report Card Featured in Paul Bedard's "Washington Secrets" Published weekly in The Washington Examiner

Grade for March 12 – March 17: C

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New TechNet Survey: Americans Support High-Skilled Immigration Reform

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Published: Monday, 11 March 2013 14:36

74% Want Reform of U.S. Corporate Tax Code to Help U.S. Businesses Stay Globally Competitive;
Predict Next Great Innovation Will Come From China Rather Than U.S.

Washington, DC – TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today released a new survey that found there is a strong desire among U.S. likely voters to have an open and flexible immigration system to embrace highly skilled workers. Furthermore, the study demonstrates broad support for R&D, corporate tax reform and more federal government focus on science, technology, education and math (STEM) education.

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It's How You Play the Game

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Published: Friday, 08 March 2013 15:09

By: John Zogby
Forbes.com Contributor 

Affixed to the backstop of the St. Anthony Little League Stadium in Utica, NY was a small and not terribly pretty sign that simply said: "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game." This was where I played Little League in the late fifties, a simpler time. Sure, we were scared stiff of nuclear war, the Russians, being able to keep up with our neighbors, and dad keeping his job during "factory layoffs". Ike was President and Speaker Sam Rayburn and Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson controlled Congress. One was a Republican, the others were Democrats. But that didn't seem to matter. They were our leaders and we believed them. They were not ideologues but somehow we got balanced budgets, enough money for social programs, the first Civil Rights Act in nearly 100 years, the desegregation of public schools, and a successful space program. 

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