Polls of the Week: April 20
Voter ID laws, views on single parenting, plus more.
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Opinions from Around the Country - Voter ID laws draw overwhelming support from Republicans, women chase the American Dream harder than men, support of U.S. leadership slips in Africa, plus more. —Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton
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Michelle, Ma Belle - President Obama isn’t the only member of his family who’s more popular than a Romney. A CNN/ORC poll released April 17 gave First Lady Michelle Obama a 71 percent favorability rating, compared to 41 percent who view Ann Romney similarly. In addition, 20 percent of respondents said they’d never heard of the former first lady of Massachusetts. (Photos from left: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images, JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Support for Voter ID - Participants in a Fox News poll overwhelmingly believe voter fraud is a problem. In a poll published April 18, 70 percent of participants said voter ID laws are needed to prevent illegal voting. (Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
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Support of U.S. Leadership Slips in Africa - For the first time in the Obama administration, support of U.S. leadership has declined among Africans, a Gallup poll reported on April 19. In 2011, support across African dropped to 74 percent from the mid-80s, where it’s been for the past two years. However, the image of U.S. leadership continued to be the strongest worldwide in Africa in 2011. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP Pool via Getty Images)
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Allergies Attack! - Itchy, watery eyes and other allergy symptoms are worse for Americans this April than in years past. In a Gallup poll released April 18, 22.8 percent of people reported being sick with allergies this month compared to 20.8 percent in April 2011 and 21.8 percent in April 2010. In March, 19.6 percent of respondents said they suffered from allergy symptoms, suggesting allergy season arrived earlier than usual. (Photo: GettyImages)
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