New Jersey: Former Sen. Torricelli Accused of Spying on Woman

Sweden: Center-Right Holds Razor-Thin Election Lead

UK: Independent Scotland? Who Cares!

Would you personally be happy or unhappy if Scotland one day became a fully independent country?

Would be happy	24%
Would be unhappy	25%
Would not be bothered one way or the other	44%
Don’t know	7%

Leaving aside what you wish to happen, what do you expect to happen over the next ten years or so?

Scotland will become fully independent	13%
Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom	72%
Don’t know	16%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,009 British adults, conducted from Jun. 21 to Jun. 23, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Nicaragua: Former Dictator Ortega Leads Polls

Who would you vote for in the presidential election?

	Jun. 2006	Apr. 2006
Daniel Ortega (FSLN)	23%	16%
Eduardo Montealegre (ALN)	17%	22%
Herty Lewites (MRS)	15%	18%
José Rizo (PLC)	11%	13%
Other	3%	4%
None / Undecided	32%	28%

Source: CID-Gallup / La Prensa
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,180 Nicaraguan adults, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 23, 2006. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.

Supreme Court Frees States to Redistrict at Any Time

Bush in Israel's Corner

Illinois: Sen. Obama's Scheme to Trick Religious into Voting for Democrats

Ethiopia & Somalia Still Argue Over Disputed Territory

Belgium: 2 Missing Girls Murdered

"At no moment the hope of a happy ending was abandoned. Unfortunately these hopes are today ruined by the discovery of the deceased, should I say murdered, children."

Iraq: Shiite Shrine Bomber Nabbed

"We managed to capture Abu Qudama al-Tunisi, a Tunisian, recently and he has taken an active part in blowing up the Golden mosque."

Israel: "Extreme Measures" to Save Gilad

Florida: GOP Gov. Primary — Crist 53, Gallagher 31

Too bad one of these guys didn't run for senator. They could have both given Bill Nelson a good run for his money. I guess when you live in Florida, you don't want to go to DC.

Kuwait: Women to Vote for 1st Time

Iran: Kurds Pumping up the Pressure

Ohio: Senate Race - Dewine 46, Brown 39

Closer Ties for Iran & Syria

UK: Conservatives Still Leading

How would you vote if there were a general election tomorrow? Which party are you most inclined to support?

	Jun. 12	May 30	May 2
Conservative	41%	41%	36%
Labour	34%	31%	32%
Liberal Democrats	18%	18%	21%
Green Party	2%	3%	4%
Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru	2%	2%	2%
UK Independence Party	2%	2%	2%
Other	2%	3%	3%

Source: Ipsos-MORI
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,139 certain British voters, conducted from Jun. 8 to Jun. 12, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Mexico: Obrador 35.8, Calderon 33.5

Which candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)	35.8%
Felipe Calderón (PAN)	33.5%
Roberto Madrazo (PRI)	25.3%

Source: Universidad de Guadalajara
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 2,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Jun. 17 to Jun. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

Somalia: Sinking into Satanic Sharia Law

"I am not a terrorist. But if strictly following my religion and love for Islam makes me a terrorist, then I will accept the designation."

Israel: Mobilizing to Get Back Kidnapped Soldier

"There will be no negotiations, no bargaining, no agreements."

Sri Lanka: Tamils Murder General

Just For Laughs: Kerry Has Plan to Fight Terror

Canada: Increase of Support for Troops in Afghanistan

Now that it's warmer, it seems the Canadians are starting to think clearer.

Right now, the Canadian Forces are involved in a broader peace-support operation in Afghanistan, helping to rebuild the country and maintain security with our troops fighting on the frontline if necessary. Would you say you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose these contributions?

	Jun. 2006	Apr. 2006	Feb. 2006
Support	65%	62%	70%
Oppose	33%	37%	28%
Not sure	2%	1%	2%

Source: Ekos Research Associates
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,004 Canadian adults, conducted from Jun. 12 to Jun. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Israel: Will Give Palestinians Ambulances

I'm sure the Arabs are trying to figure out how much explosive they can cram into these vehicles.

4 Polls Show Bush Gaining Ground

a) Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush’s performance as president?

	Jun. 16	May 7	Apr. 23
Approve	37%	34%	32%
Disapprove	53%	58%	60%

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,017 American adults, conducted from Jun. 14 and Jun. 15, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

b) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

	Jun. 2006	Apr. 2006	Mar. 2006
Approve	36%	35%	33%
Disapprove	54%	55%	57%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,501 American adults, conducted from Jun. 14 to Jun. 19, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

c) Overall, how would you rate president George W. Bush’s performance on the job?

	Jun. 20	Jun. 6	Mar. 16	Mar. 2
Positive	36%	31%	38%	38%
Negative	64%	69%	62%	62%

Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,050 likely American voters, conducted from Jun. 15 to Jun. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.

d) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

	Jun. 2006	May 2006	Apr. 2006	Mar. 2006
Approve	36%	32%	34%	37%
Disapprove	57%	61%	60%	57%

Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,100 American adults, conducted from Jun. 18 to Jun. 21, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

John Hoeven is Top Rated Governor in US

Do you approve or disapprove of your governor’s performance?

State	Name	Party	Approve	Disapprove
North Dakota	Hoeven, John	R	78%	15%
Nebraska	Heineman, Dave	R	76%	19%
West Virginia	Manchin, Joe	D	76%	20%
Utah	Huntsman, Jon	R	75%	20%
Connecticut	Rell, Jodi	R	73%	22%
Montana	Schweitzer, Brian	D	73%	20%
New Hampshire	Lynch, John	D	72%	22%
Oklahoma	Henry, Brad	D	67%	26%
Wyoming	Freudenthal, Dave	D	67%	27%
Kansas	Sebelius, Kathleen	D	64%	30%
Alabama	Riley, Bob	R	63%	33%
Georgia	Perdue, Sonny	R	63%	31%
Hawaii	Lingle, Linda	R	62%	33%
Tennessee	Bredesen, Phil	D	62%	32%
New Mexico	Richardson, Bill	D	61%	36%
South Dakota	Rounds, Mike	R	61%	35%
Idaho	Kempthorne, Dirk	R	60%	33%
Florida	Bush, Jeb	R	59%	38%
Vermont	Douglas, Jim	R	59%	37%
Arizona	Napolitano, Janet	D	58%	38%
Nevada	Guinn, Kenny	R	58%	33%
Pennsylvania	Rendell, Edward	D	58%	36%
Arkansas	Huckabee, Mike	R	56%	39%
Mississippi	Barbour, Haley	R	56%	41%
Iowa	Vilsack, Tom	D	55%	40%
North Carolina	Easley, Michael	D	55%	38%
Virginia	Kaine, Tim	D	55%	34%
South Carolina	Sanford, Mark	R	54%	41%
Colorado	Owens, Bill	R	53%	42%
Minnesota	Pawlenty, Tim	R	51%	46%
Texas	Perry, Rick	R	51%	45%
Rhode Island	Carcieri, Don	R	49%	46%
Washington	Gregoire, Christine	D	45%	50%
Wisconsin	Doyle, Jim	D	45%	49%
Maryland	Ehrlich, Robert	R	44%	51%
Illinois	Blagojevich, Rod	D	43%	51%
Maine	Baldacci, John	D	43%	54%
Delaware	Minner, Ruth	D	42%	53%
Michigan	Granholm, Jennifer	D	42%	56%
Missouri	Blunt, Matt	R	42%	53%
New Jersey	Corzine, Jon	D	41%	52%
New York	Pataki, George	R	41%	55%
Indiana	Daniels, Mitch	R	40%	54%
California	Schwarzenegger, Arnold	R	39%	58%
Louisiana	Blanco, Kathleen	D	39%	59%
Massachusetts	Romney, Mitt	R	39%	56%
Oregon	Kulongoski, Ted	D	32%	59%
Kentucky	Fletcher, Ernie	R	28%	67%
Alaska	Murkowski, Frank	R	20%	78%
Ohio	Taft, Bob	R	18%	79%
U.S. Average			53%	42%

Source: SurveyUSA
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 adult residents of each of the country’s 50 states, conducted from Jun. 9 to Jun. 11, 2006. Margins of error for each state range from 3.8 to 4.1 per cent.

UK: British Believe too Many Abortions in Their Country

Arizona: Senator Kyl Has Comfortable Lead

Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl is running for re-election this fall. His opponent is businessman and former Democratic state chairman Jim Pederson. Will you probably vote for:

	Jun. 2006
Jon Kyl (R)	43%
Jim Pederson (D)	29%
Don’t know	28%

Source: Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University / KAET-TV
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 384 registered Arizona voters, conducted from Jun. 15 to Jun. 18, 2005. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

Texas: Hutchison 53, Radnofsky 34

Election 2006 - Texas Senate

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)	53%
Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)	34%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Texas voters, conducted on May 18, 2006. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Vermont: Douglas 54, Parker 31

Things seem to be going nicely in this race.

Election 2006 - Vermont Governor

Jim Douglas (R)	54%
Scudder Parker (D)	31%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Vermont voters, conducted on May 9, 2006. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

France: Royal Leads Sarkozy by 1 pt.

If yout thought things were bad enough in France already, wait until a Socialist like Royal gets his claws on that sick country's throat.

Who would you vote for in the presidential election?

	Jun. 2006	May 2006	Apr. 2006
Ségolène Royal	32%	31%	34%
Nicolas Sarkozy	31%	32%	30%
Jean-Marie Le Pen	13%	10%	10%
François Bayrou	6%	6%	5%
Olivier Besancenot	5%	4.5%	4.5%
Dominique de Villepin	4%	5%	6%
Arlette Laguiller	3%	3.5%	3%
Philippe de Villiers	2%	3%	3%
Marie-George Buffet	2%	3%	3%
Dominique Voynet	2%	2%	1.5%

Source: TNS-Sofres / Le Figaro / LCI
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,005 French adults, conducted on Jun. 14 and Jun. 15, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Alabama: Governors Race - Riley 54, Baxley 40

Bush Rating Rises to 44%

Maine: Governors Race - Baldacci 45, Woodcock 43

Maine: Snowe 66, Bright 26

South Carolina: Sanford 51, Moore 39

Washington: Cantwell Loses More Ground to McGavick

	Jun. 13	May 8	Apr. 7
Maria Cantwell (D)	44%	46%	48%
Mike McGavick (R)	40%	41%	40%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Washington state voters, conducted on Jun. 13, 2006. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Mexico: Calderon Clings to Small Lead

What candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?
(Decided Voters)

	Jun. 2006	May 2006
Felipe Calderón (PAN)	34.5%	38%
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)	31.3%	33%
Roberto Madrazo (PRI)	27.1%	25%

Source: Zogby International / University of Miami School of Communication
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Jun. 10 to Jun. 15, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Middle East: Joint Israeli-Jordanian Airport in Aqaba?

Presbyterian Church Reworks Anti-Semitic Policy

Michigan: DeVos Leads Granholm by 7 pts.

If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for Jennifer Granholm, the Democrat or Dick DeVos, the Republican?

Dick DeVos 48%
Jennifer Granholm 41%
Undecided 11%

UK: Conservatives Lead by 5 pts.

If there were to be a general election tomorrow, which party do you think you would vote for?

	Jun. 18	May 21	Apr. 23
Conservative	37%	38%	34%
Labour	32%	34%	32%
Liberal Democrat	21%	20%	23%
Other	10%	8%	10%

Source: ICM Research / The Guardian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,005 British adults, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 18, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Australia: John Howard Enjoying Steady Popularity

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?

	Jun. 18	May 28	May 14
Satisfied	50%	48%	49%
Dissatisfied	42%	42%	39%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kim Beazley is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Jun. 18	May 28	May 14
Satisfied	32%	32%	34%
Dissatisfied	53%	53%	52%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Jun. 18	May 28	May 14
John Howard (Lib.)	55%	55%	53%
Kim Beazley (ALP)	25%	23%	25%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,140 Australian voters, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 18, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

UK: Stupid Mainstream Media

Check out this headline from Reuters:

"Fledgling US missile shield largely unproven."

It's amazing that the idiot UK press can figure out that something new is still unproven. What a concept. That's what I call hard-nose reporting.

Austria: Neo-Nazi Haider Attacks Bush & US Military

Texas: Perry Leads Four-For-All by 18 pts.

Rick Perry (R)	38%
Chris Bell (D)	14%
Carole Keeton Strayhorn	19%
Kinky Freidman	20%

Rhode Island: Chafee Only Leads by 2

Mexico: Calderon Retakes Lead by 2

What candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?
(Decided Voters)

	Jun. 2006	May 2006	Apr. 2006
Felipe Calderón (PAN)	37%	42%	41%
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)	35%	31%	31%
Roberto Madrazo (PRI)	24%	26%	25%

Source: GEA-ISA
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,152 Mexican adults, conducted from Jun. 9 to Jun. 11, 2006. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

Pennsylvania: Santorum Cuts Casey Lead to Single Digits

Robert Casey 49%
Rick Santorum 40%
Other 1%
Undecided 10%

Wisconsin: Green Pulls Ahead of Doyle

If the election for Governor was held today, and the choice was between Jim Doyle, the Democrat and Mark Green, the Republican, whom would you vote for?

	Jun. 4	Apr. 30	Apr. 9
Mark Green (R)	46%	43%	43%
Jim Doyle (D)	45%	45%	43%
Undecided	9%	12%	14%

Source: Strategic Vision
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 likely Wisconsin voters, conducted from Jun. 2 to Jun. 4, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Mexico: Obrador Retakes Lead

If the presidential election took place today, who would you vote for?
(Likely Voters)

	Jun. 11	May 21	Apr. 30
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)	37%	35%	33%
Felipe Calderón (PAN)	35%	39%	40%
Roberto Madrazo (PRI)	23%	22%	22%
Patricia Mercado (PASC)	3%	2.3%	3.7%
Roberto Campa (PNA)	1%	1.2%	0.7%

Source: Reforma
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 2,100 likely Mexican voters, conducted from Jun. 9 to Jun. 11, 2006. Margin of error is 2.3 per cent.

Connecticut: Rell Cruising, Lieberman Slipping

Perhaps Senator Joe Lieberman, one of the last moderate Democrats in America, will not make it past the primary. Liberal extremist candidate, Ned Lamont, has now reached the 40% plateau.

Democrats Forced to Return Money to 2 Corrupt Lawyers

Ukraine: Ethnic Russians Interfere With Pro-NATO Exercise

"Yankee, don't bother to bring your weapons to our home!"

Bush's Approval up by 5 pts.

Do you approve or disapprove of how George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

	Jun. 4	May 7	Apr. 30	Apr. 9
Approve	36%	31%	34%	37%
Disapprove	57%	65%	63%	60%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,002 American adults, conducted from Jun. 1 to Jun. 4, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

UK: Conservatives Lead by 10 pts.

How would you vote if there were a general election tomorrow? Which party are you most inclined to support?

	May 30	May 2	Apr. 22
Conservative	41%	36%	30%
Labour	31%	32%	30%
Liberal Democrats	18%	21%	25%
Green Party	3%	4%	4%
Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru	2%	2%	4%
UK Independence Party	2%	2%	2%
Other	3%	3%	2%

Source: Ipsos-MORI
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,151 certain British voters, conducted from May 25 to May 30, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

Giuliani is America's Favorite Politician

Polling Data

I’d like to get your feelings toward some of our political leaders and other people who have been in the news. I’ll read the name of a person and I’d like you to rate that person using something called the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more favourable you feel toward that person, the lower the number, the colder or less favourable. If we come to a person who you haven’t heard enough about to form an opinion, you don’t need to rate the person. Just tell me and we’ll move on to the next one.

	Mean Rating	Unknown to
Rudy Giuliani	63.5	13%
Barack Obama	58.4	55%
Condoleezza Rice	56.1	9%
John McCain	56.0	17%
Hillary Rodham Clinton	49.9	2%
John Edwards	49.4	21%
Joseph Biden	48.8	55%
Evan Bayh	47.9	74%
Mitt Romney	47.5	67%
Mark Warner	47.1	72%
George Allen	46.8	72%
Al Gore	45.7	3%
Chris Dodd	45.3	64%
John Kerry	45.2	6%
Russ Feingold	45.1	62%
George W. Bush	42.9	--
Bill Frist	41.8	51%
Donald Rumsfeld	41.5	12%
Dick Cheney	40.5	5%

Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,534 registered American voters, conducted from May 23 to May 30, 2006. Margin of error is 2.3 per cent.

Lithuania: Russian Interference

Mexico: Calderon Leads by 11 pts.

What candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?
(Decided Voters)

	May 2006	Apr. 2006	Mar. 2006
Felipe Calderón (PAN)	42%	41%	36%
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)	31%	31%	34%
Roberto Madrazo (PRI)	26%	25%	28%

Source: GEA-ISA
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,440 Mexican adults, conducted from May 25 to May 28, 2006. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

Chavez Losing Popularity in Latin America

"Every time Chavez speaks, everytime he interferes, it helps us (in the polls), it helps our campaign."

Israel: Fatah vs. Hamas Violence

New American Citizen — 100 Years Old

California: Dem Governor Candidates at Each Other's Throats

"The script couldn't have been written any better by the Schwarzenegger campaign."

Netherlands: Still Against EU Constitution

If a new referendum on the European Constitution took place this week, how would you vote?

In favor	32%
Against	68%

Source: Maurice de Hond / NOS
Methodology: Interviews with 2,200 Dutch adults, conducted on May 24, 2006. No margin of error was provided.