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By Jim O'Sullivan May 23, 2012 | 11:11 p.m. The recent scuffle over Elizabeth Warren's claims of Native American heritage appears not to have damaged her so far in her bid to unhorse Republican Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown. A poll released Wednesday night showed Brown with a one point lead, 41 percent to 40 percent, down from nine in the same poll in February. The imbroglio over Warren's heritage, which Brown's camp claims damage her integrity and Warren's calls a media-driven teapot tempest, has not weighed heavily on the race since the Boston Herald reported that Harvard Law School has touted Warren as a minority hire, and her campaign has struggled to validate her claims of Cherokee heritage. Seventy-two percent of likely voters in the ... Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney now leads President Obama in the race for Florida's 29 electoral votes, a significant reversal from earlier this spring, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released early on Wednesday. Romney leads Obama overall, 47 percent to 41 percent, the poll shows. Two percent of voters prefer another candidate, 7 percent are undecided, and 3 percent said they would not vote. Three weeks ago, in another Quinnipiac poll, the two candidates were statistically tied, with Romney at 44 percent and Obama at 43 percent. But less than two months ago, in late March, Obama led Romney, 49 percent to 42 percent; since that time, Obama's numbers have suffered attrition nearly across the board. In late March, he led Romney among women, 52 percent ... Continue reading →

Released: May 23, 2012 Russians Back Protests, Political Freedoms And Putin, Too Overview Following a winter of discontent Russians express an increased appetite for political freedom, and at the same time strongly endorse Vladimir Putin. Compared with just a few years ago, more Russians believe that voting gives people like themselves an opportunity to express their opinion about the country’s governance, more feel that it is important to be able to openly criticize the government, and greater numbers see freedom of the press and honest elections as very important. Consistent with the value placed on core democratic principles, a solid majority (64%) see attending protests as an opportunity to speak out about how the government is run, and more than half (56%) specifically approve of ... Continue reading →