NATIONAL & WORLD DIGEST January 25, 2008

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Sun-Sentinel.com

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-kucinich-withdraws,0,5726266,print.story

Kucinich Abandons White House Bid

By JOE MILICIA
Associated Press Writer
7:59 AM EST, January 25, 2008

CLEVELAND

Democrat Dennis Kucinich, whose second White House bid yielded only tepidsupport, now faces a fight to keep his job in Congress.

Kucinich scheduled a news conference for noon Friday to announce plans for"transitioning out" of the Democratic presidential primary race, accordingto a brief news release.

His decision was revealed in an interview Thursday with The Cleveland PlainDealer.

The six-term House member got only 1 percent of the vote in the NewHampshire presidential primary and was shut out in the Iowa caucuses.

"There is a point at which you just realize that you, look, you accept it,that it isn't going to happen and you move on," Kucinich told the newspaper.

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Pew Research Center

http://pewresearch.org/

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Thee latest Pew poll finds that Republicans and Democrats agree the economy
should be a top priority for the president and Congress, but theyincreasingly differ on the importance of other domestic issues -- such asglobal warming and health insurance for the uninsured. Read more
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Does Hillary Clinton have a problem with male voters or does Barack Obama
simply appeal more to men? A look at the exit polls and latest nationalpolls suggests that the answer is a little bit of both. Read more
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Will Evangelical Voters Rally Around a Single Candidate in 2008?
As voting patterns and preferences among evangelicals have become morefluid, their electoral impact may extend beyond the primaries and affectboth parties in November. Two experts from the Pew Forum on Religion &Public Life discuss this critical voting bloc. Read more
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Interest Surges in Economic News, Especially the Housing Crisis
Public interest in economic news reached its highest level in five years.Interest was only somewhat greater during the recession of the early 1990s.Read more
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Look Out Below! America's Infrastructure Is Crumbling
"Much of America is held together by Scotch tape, bailing wire and prayers,"says one expert of the state of the country's dams, bridges, roadways andsewer lines. But coming up with new money to fill the funding gap has becomea political nightmare, with politicians and the public trying to avoidanything that looks like a higher tax. Read more
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The First Lady's Fading Favorables
Laura Bush, once almost universally liked, has seen her favorability ratingsslip over the past three years, especially among young adults. House SpeakerNancy Pelosi has also fallen from favor. Read more
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Arizona's Population Growth Parallels America's
How will Arizona's new law penalizing businesses for hiring unauthorizedimmigrants affect its labor force? The Pew Hispanic Center providesup-to-date estimates of the state's demographics along with two other factsheets analyzing the characteristics of the overall Latino population in theU.S. and of foreign-born immigrants of all origins. Read
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Conservatives Rap Huckabee, McCain, and Media
The most popular conservative voices in talk radio last week seemed to takesides in the crowded Republican presidential field. Read more
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Clinton and Obama Still Lead Pack In Tight Fight for Media AttentionAmong the candidates, the two Democratic frontrunners lured the mostcoverage. But thanks to press fascination with Mike Huckabee, Republicansoverall generated more press than Democrats last week. Read more
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61% - U.S. Muslims Optimistic about Israel
Most American Muslims (61%) express optimism that a balanced solution to theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict can be found. Check back every weekday foranother number in the news. Read more


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