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weeklystandard.com - 8/15/2008
Georgia Not On Their Mind
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An interesting nugget from today’s Rasmussen Daily Snapshot : “Despite the Russian invasion of Georgia, daily tracking data shows no shift in voter priorities for Election 2008. Forty-one percent (41%) say economic issues are most important while just 22% name national security issues as the top priority.” This is one of those situations that highlights the chasm that separates high end ...

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