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E' arrivato a Durban, sede della diciasettesima Confernza ONU sul clima, il treno del clima. Originale iniziativa itinerante in 17 tappe per chiedere “Mobilitazione, Dialogo e Giustizia Climatica”, attraverso l'uso delle arti visive e dell'informazione scientifica.E' arrivato a Durban, sede della diciasettesima Confernza ONU sul clima, il treno... more
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Ok,berlusconi pare ce lo siamo levato di mezzo,ma basterà la politica "tecnica" di Monti a far risollevare il paese?Secondo me anche i media e i giornalisti tutti dovrebbero sentirsi un po responsabili della situazione attuale....Tuttora i ns giornali e tele giornali non fanno altro che rimbrottare notizie allarmanti per poi, senza tanti problemi,il giorno dopo darne altre totalmente opposte....ma necessitano cosi tanto di scoop per sopravvivere?Questa non e' informazione e personalmente non intendo sentirmi complice di un metodo senzazionalistico che altro non fa che mandare in confusione tutti coloro che seguono i ns giornalisti!Ok,berlusconi pare ce lo siamo levato di mezzo,ma basterà la politica... more
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Sulla Cresta dell'Onda torna sul Polipo. Lo fa grazie alla corrispondente da Londra Carolina che, appena trasferitasi a Londra per studiare giornalismo, ci racconta come l'opinione pubblica inglese ha vissuto la recente sentenza che ha concesso la libertà ad Amanda Knox e Raffaele Sollecito. Carolina é anche autrice del blog in inglese "WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT ITALY" e del blog "LONDON'S CALLING: LONDRA CHIAMA".
https://twitter.com/Sulla Cresta dell'Onda torna sul Polipo. Lo fa grazie alla corrispondente da... more
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È stata una settimana difficile per la Borsa italiana, lunedì Milano ha chiuso con –3,87 punti percentuali.
Durante la settimana si è assistito al peggioramento della crisi toccando anche i –5 punti in percentuale.
Sono stati bruciati i guadagni di due anni, pari a cento diciassette mila miliardi del vecchio conio in sette giorni.
Ma da cosa è dovuta tutta questa crisi?È stata una settimana difficile per la Borsa italiana, lunedì Milano ha... more
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WASHINGTON - New polling conducted for the AFL-CIO and shared with The Huffington Post shows Wisconsin voters siding with the state workers, unions and protestors by large majorities and expressing net disapproval of Republican Governor Scott Walker
The Democratic polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research conducted two surveys among likely voters in Wisconsin this past week, one fielded between Wednesday and Sunday last week (604 live interviews, margin of error +/- 4%) and the second fielded Saturday and Sunday (402 live interviews, margin of error +/- 5%).
Both surveys began with questions about Walker's performance as governor and more general popularity ratings of Walker, Senate Democrats and other players on both sides of the controversy. The results of the two surveys on these questions were within sampling error of each other: Walker's approval rating is now net negative, with the disapproval rating reaching or slightly exceeding 50%. Meanwhile, the favorable ratings of "Democrats in the State Legislature" are slightly better and net positive (47% favorable, 38% unfavorable on the Saturday-Sunday sample).
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The second survey proceeded next to questions focused more directly on the ongoing controversy. Respondents heard a list of people and groups involved in the controversy and were asked, for each one, if they agreed "with the positions they are taking in the current situation in the state capitol." The results presented in the following chart prepared by the pollsters show large majorities agreeing with "public employees" (67%), "protestors at the state capitol" (62%) and "unions" (59%) but far fewer agreeing with "Republicans in the Legislature" (48%) or Scott Walker (43% agree and 53% disagree).
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The first survey also included a "message testing" question that asked respondents to react to the following description of Walker's proposal:
As you may know, Governor Scott Walker recently announced a plan to limit most public employees' ability to negotiate their wages and benefits. The plan cuts pension and health care benefits for current public workers, and restricts new wage increases unless approved by a voter referendum. Contracts would be limited to one year, with wages frozen until a new contract is settled. In addition, Walker's plan also changes rules to require collective bargaining units to take annual votes to maintain certification as a union, stops employers from collecting union dues, and allows members of collective bargaining units to avoid paying dues. Law enforcement, fire employees and state troopers and inspectors would be exempt from the changes.
After hearing that description, 42% said they favor Walker's plan and 52% oppose it (24% say the favor it strongly, and 41% say they oppose it strongly).
Again, both surveys were sponsored by the AFL-CIO. As with any survey with partisan sponsorship, skepticism is in order. Data may have been released selectively, with less favorable results withheld. In the context of pre-election polling, partisan polls tend to skew in favor their sponsor by an average 3 percentage points and against their opponent by roughly the same amount.
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In this case, however, the ratings of Walker and his budget and collective bargaining proposal are roughly comparable to an automated survey conducted in Wisconsin last week by WeAskAmerica, a for-profit subsidiary of Illinois Manufacturer's Association (an organization that has endorsed Republican candidates for state office in Illinois).
Documents shared with The Huffington Post also show that the AFL-CIO surveys report a party identification breakdown of 47-46% Democrat or lean Democrat, 40% Republican or lean Republican. This week, Gallup reported party identification results for all 50 states based on all interviews conducted during 2010 and found a leaned party ID breakdown for adults in Wisconsin of 43.1% Democrat, 40.5% Republican.WASHINGTON - New polling conducted for the AFL-CIO and shared with The Huffington Post... more
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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans voted on Friday to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood, cutting money for contraceptives, HIV tests, cancer screenings and reproductive health services as part of an attempt to weaken the abortion provider. Planned Parenthood does not currently spend federal money on abortion services.
The vote, which passed, 240 to 185, came after an emotional, late-night speech by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), who revealed on the House floor that she had had an abortion. Speier criticized Republicans for vilifying Planned Parenthood and abortion-rights supporters.
"There is a vendetta against Planned Parenthood, and it was played out in this room tonight," she said on the House floor. "Planned Parenthood has a right to operate. Planned Parenthood has a right to provide family planning services. Planned parenthood has a right to perform abortions. Last time you checked, abortions were legal in this country."WASHINGTON -- House Republicans voted on Friday to strip federal funding from Planned... more
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