The Week in Polls: Obama's Approval Ratings Rise
M. Obama in 2016?, POTUS's popularity climbs, and more.
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Lines in the Sand - After days of playing "show me yours; no, show me yours," President Obama and congressional Republicans have each made opening offers and resoundingly rejected the other's. While some American voters know what kind of deal they'd like to see reached, others aren't sure what the fiscal cliff is. Obama is up, Congress is down, Americans are divided on same-sex marriage and more. — Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Obama Rising - Since winning a second term in November, Obama's job approval ratings have been on a high. In a new Associated Press/GfK poll published Dec. 7, his approval rating is at 57 percent, the highest since the killing of Osama bin Laden, and 47 percent of Americans say the country is on the right track. (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Michelle Obama 2016? - The first lady has repeatedly denied any interest in running for president, but might she give the U.S. Senate some consideration? A Public Policy Polling survey released Dec. 5 found that Obama leads incumbent freshman Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) by 51 to 40 percent in a hypothetical match up for 2016. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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The Digital Divide - Got a question? Google's got the answer. In fact, 94 percent of teachers in a recent Pew daily numbers report said their students were more likely to use Google or other search engines over "traditional" resources such as textbooks and online databases. (Photo: Google)
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Say What? - If the term "fiscal cliff" doesn't ring a bell to you, you're not alone. In a Pew Research Center poll published Nov. 29, just 25 percent of Americans said they understand "very well" what would happen if automatic spending cuts and tax increases take effect in January, 32 percent said they understand it "fairly well" and 42 percent said they understand the impact "not too well." (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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