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Both Clinton, Trump have low favorable ratings: Gallup

​After sinking in August from their convention highs, the favorable ratings for U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton show little to no positive momentum, found a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

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Fewer Americans smoke, more exercise regularly since 2008: study

Americans' exercise and smoking habits have improved while their eating habit has worsened slightly in the past eight years, found a new Gallup study.

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Clinton, Trump gaining steam within own parties, but remain unfavorable nationally

Both U.S. presumptive presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are gaining steam among their own parties, but remain unfavorable nationally, Gallup found in a poll.

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Americans' confidence in newspapers slides to new low: poll

​Only 20 percent of Americans have high confidence in U.S. newspapers, hitting a all-time low since 1973, a latest Gallup poll found.

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U.S. Republicans watch presidential election more closely than Democrats: poll

​U.S. Republicans continue to follow the news of the presidential election more closely than Democrats, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.

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Americans' support for gay marriage reaches new record high: poll

​Sixty-one percent of Americans say that marriage between same-sex couples should be recognized by the law as valid, found a Gallup poll released Thursday.

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Most Americans have dim view of current situation in U.S.: Gallup

As the U.S. election season begins, only four in 10 Americans rate the situation in the U.S. as positive, which is well below the historical average, a Gallup poll released Wednesday found.

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One in five U.S. voters say immigration critical to vote: Gallup

​Twenty percent of U.S. registered voters say they will only vote for a candidate who shares their views on immigration, with another 60 percent saying it will be one of many important considerations they take into account, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

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Majority of Americans workers unmotivated, unenthusiastic: Gallup

​Fewer than one-third of U.S. workers felt "engaged" in their jobs in 2014, and a majority of employees, 51 percent, were "not engaged," with 17.5 percent " actively disengaged," according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

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Slim majority of Americans say healthcare not govt responsibility: Gallup

For the third consecutive year, 52 percent of Americans say they do not believe it is the federal government's responsibility to ensure healthcare coverage for all Americans, a Gallup poll released Thursday found.

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Obama's favorable ratings slide to new low: Gallup

U.S. President Barack Obama's favorable ratings have dropped to a new low, with more Americans now viewing him unfavorably than favorably, found a Gallup poll released Thursday.

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More uninsured Americans plan to get coverage through Obamacare: poll

The number of Americans who plan to get insurance through a healthcare exchange - the centerpiece of the new healthcare law - has increased, a Gallup poll released Thursday has found.