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opinion polls
Polls, Opinion OPINION POLLS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE THE STATISTICAL LOGIC OF OPINION POLLING POLLS AND THE STUDY OF PUBLIC OPINION BIBLIOGRAPHY Opinion polling is a method of analysis for drawing inferences about the attitudes or behaviors of a population by studying a random sample of... Read more |
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Advance Sheets
ADVANCE SHEETS Pamphlets containing recently decided opinions of federal courts or state courts of a particular region. Cases appearing in advance sheets are subsequently published in bound volumes containing several past pamphlets, usually with the same volume and page numbers as appeared in the... Read more |
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Ware v. Hylton
Ware v. Hylton, 3 Dall. (3 U.S.) 199 (1796), argued 6–12 Feb. 1796, decided 7 March 1796 by vote of 4 to 0; Chase, Paterson, Wilson, and Cushing delivered seriatim opinions; Ellsworth and Iredell not participating (Iredell later submitted an opinion for the record). Ware established the... Read more |
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Coinmach Laundry Corp
Coinmach Laundry Corporation 55 Lumber RoadRoslyn, New York 11576U.S.A.(516) 484-2300Fax: (516) 484-0905 Public CompanyFounded: 1946Employees: 1,180Sales: $206.9 million (fiscal 1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 5063 Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies and Construction Materials;... Read more |
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poll
poll technique for ascertaining the attitudes or opinions of the total, or some segment of the total, population on given questions, usually on political, economic, and social conditions. Evolution The history of polling in the United States goes back to 1824, when two newspapers, the Harrisburg ... Read more |
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The Nation
NATION, THE NATION, THE, a weekly journal of opinion founded in New York in 1865. America's oldest weekly magazine, The Nation has been distinctive since its inception for its independent and often dissenting voice. Its political commentary, cultural criticism, and, in later years, investigative... Read more |
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Federal
FEDERAL Relating to the general government or union of the states; based upon, or created pursuant to, the laws of the Constitution of the United States. The United States has traditionally been named a federal government in most political and judicial writings. The term federal has not been... Read more |
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Melville Weston Fuller
Melville Weston Fuller 1833-1910, American jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (1888-1910), b. Augusta, Maine. He studied at Harvard law school, and after 1856 he became a prominent lawyer in Chicago and acquired a national reputation in Democratic politics. Fuller was appointed Chief... Read more |
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Frank Murphy
Frank Murphy 1890-1949, American political figure, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1940-49), b. Harbor Beach, Mich. After serving as a U.S. attorney (1919-20) and as a judge of recorder's court (1923-30), he was elected mayor of Detroit in 1930 and was widely recognized for his relief... Read more |
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Headnote
HEADNOTE A brief summary of a legal rule or a significant fact in a case that, among other headnotes that apply to the case, precedes the full text opinion printed in the reports or reporters. A syllabus to a reported case that summarizes the points decided in the case and is placed before the text... Read more |
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REBUILDING IRAQ RECENT TRACK RECORD RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT AMERICA'S...
...II, noting that America ``has made and...largely homogeneous nation-states, whereas...religious lines. Does America have the determination...recent record of nation building in Afghanistan...plea: ``Don't forget us if Iraq happens...would it ... |
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Forget Afghanistan. Let's nation-build at home first.(OPINION)(Essay)
...countries. Michigan, once America's industrial heart...much of the world in America's image and likeness...Viet Cong insurgency. America has a poor record of...to the subject of the United States. My Canadian...prerequisite for this domestic ... |
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Don't forget the Baltics' independent history.(Opinion)
...today involves three nations' struggle to preserve...national identity, and our nation's solidarity in that...from the maps of the United States government...to depict the Baltic nations not as Soviet republics...directing: " 'The United ... |
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Alien Nation: Common Sense About America's Immigration Disaster.
...claims in Alien Nation. Indeed, the...posthumous revenge on America," writes Brimelow...tragedy for the United States. Today...concluded that the United States has profited...hardly negate the opinions of a group that...Alien ... |
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Forget the EU...this is where we need to do business.(News; Opinion, Columns)
...economic success of a nation that has punched well...infrastructure of Latin America, a legacy that endures...Other emerging market nations from South Africa to...the output of Latin America, has been enjoying...being caught up in the United ... |
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Forget the EU...this is where our future really lies; ANALYSIS.(News;...
...economic success of a nation that has punched well...infrastructure of Latin America, a legacy that endures...Other emerging market nations from South Africa to...the output of Latin America, has been enjoying...being caught up in the United ... |
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Forget sexual harassment claims, Herman Cain is too much like Obama.(Opinion)
...the president of the United States is unquestionably...keg issues facing this nation and the global community...know how to unify the nation and even, dare I say...delivered with a smile, and America swooned. What kind of...says with a grin, and ... |
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DON'T FORGET ALLIES IN THE WAR ON TERROR WHO NEEDS EUROPE? ULTIMATELY, WE...
...South Korea and China, America's friends on the other...against Iraq or some other nation in the so-called...that he believes the United States can do so without...further attacks, the United States is talking tough...part of other European ... |
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Traders Nation Television -- is your car LEAKING MONEY? forget about the high...
...2005-Traders Nation: Traders Nation...LEAKING MONEY? forget about the high...days each week on America One Cable, a...stations across the United States. Our station...from the Traders Nation studios. http...on the Traders ... |
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In a War of Nerves, We Can't Afford Panic.(Politics&Opinions)
...responded well: sad, united, angry. Month 2...win many friends in America with his last fireside...Al Jazeera--is opinion in the Muslim world...demography. The nations of the Muslim world...meantime, we should not forget two proven ways of ... |