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  • n  a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

  • Clinton leads 64 - 28 percent among white Democrats, while Obama leads 64 - 17 percent among black voters.
  • The percentage of Republicans who are very satisfied has declined since August, even with Fred Thompson joining the race.
  • While 97 percent of likely Democratic Primary voters were aware she had endorsed.
News & Articles

  • Poll: 40 percent of Coloradans say Udall deserves re-election
    Just 40 percent of Colorado voters said in a poll out Friday they believe Sen. Mark Udall deserves to win his re-election bid next year and only 43 percent believe in the job he's doing — even though the first-term senator doesn't have an opponent yet.
    June 14, 2013 - Denver Post
  • Zimbabwe's May inflation slows to 2.2 percent y/y
    HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's headline consumer inflation slowed to 2.2 percent year-on-year in May from 2.49 percent in April, data from the national statistics agency Zimstats showed on Friday. On a month-on-month basis prices fell by 0.21 percent in May after a 0.07 percent decline in April, Zimstats said.
    June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • 30 percent chance of showers Thursday afternoon, evening in Morgan County
    Morgan County will have a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service . Otherwise, Thursday will be partly sunny, with a high near 91 degrees, and breezy, with a southeast wind of 11 to 16 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
    June 13, 2013 - The Fort Morgan Times
Quotes

  • Barack Obama in AFP
    In the coming days and weeks, these efforts should capture up to 90 percent of the oil leaking out of the well,he said.
  • John Boehner in The Associated Press
    Unemployment is near 10 percent. The American people continue to ask, where are the jobs? But the president keeps whining and indulging in childish partisan attacks,Boehner said in a statement. "How out of touch can he get?"

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