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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been characterized simultaneously as a central political figure in the executive branch as well as one of the most controversial and contentious cabinet members of the Bush administration. This article assesses Americans' impressions of Secretary Rumsfeld's job performance and reveals that evaluations of Secretary Rumsfeld's performance have steadily declined since 2001. Over the same period, President Bush's approval ratings have dwindled, although the evidence I present indicates no relationship exists between the two. The broader implications of this research suggest that public evaluations of a president's key subordinates may not necessarily influence levels of presidential approval.

The terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, fueled widespread concern & speculation about mounting Islamophobic sentiment among Americans in response to the events. To monitor developments in opinions about Muslims & Arabs (both living in the United States & abroad) & attitudes toward the Islamic faith, survey organizations began to assess more regularly Americans' attitudes on these topics. I analyze developments in public sentiment about Arab & Muslim Americans & Islam in the age of the war on terror using available public opinion data. The data analyses in this study suggest that Americans possess lingering resentment & reservations about Arab & Muslim Americans. The evidence also reveals low levels of awareness about basic elements of Islam but growing anxiety about Islam's (especially Islamic fundamentalism's) compatibility with Western values of tolerance, acceptance, & civility. Some of the sharpest movement in opinion dynamics we observe is in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but opinion levels stabilize shortly thereafter. Monitoring these developments as the war on terror continues is crucial. Appendixes, References. Adapted from the source document.

Discusses rising obesity in America. Appendixes, References.

The final chapter on the 2004 presidential election may not yet be
written, but it is not too soon to look ahead to the 2008 contest.
Public pollsters have been assessing opinions about the 2008
campaign for months already. Given the importance of frontrunner
status in an increasingly frontloaded presidential primary system
(Mayer 2004), the 2008 race has
already begun for many prospective candidates, parties, and voters.
In this article I analyze early public opinion polling data
available from the Roper Center's IPOLL database about the 2008 race
to determine the frontrunning candidates (at least through June
2005) and to reflect on the preliminary dynamics of the next
presidential race.