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Poll: Belief in JFK conspiracy slipping slightly

A clear majority of Americans still suspect there was a conspiracy behind President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Tags: John F. Kennedy, conspiracy, assassination,

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Poll shows attitudes changing on same-sex marriage in Va.

Just six years after Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, attitudes on the practice seem to be changing in this traditionally conservative state.

Tags: gay marriage, University of Mary Washington, U.S. Supreme Court, hank silverberg

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Poll: Majority of Virginians want to close the gun show loophole

A new survey of Virginia voters shows that three- fourths want to close the state's so-called "gun show loophole."

Tags: Christopher Newport University, Quentin Kidd, gun laws, gun show loophole, Virginia General Assembly, hank silverberg

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It's like actually the most annoying word, ever

Strike this word from you conversations: whatever. For the fourth year in a row, a Marist Poll survey ranks the word the most annoying in the American lexicon.

Tags: words, language usage, Marist Poll

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Poll: Majority in Va. backs tax boost for $250K-plus earners

A new statewide poll in Virginia shows a clear majority support President Barack Obama's proposal to let tax breaks lapse for those earning more than $250,000 annually, but half still want his health care law repealed.

Tags: Quinnipiac University,

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Majority of D.C. residents say mayor should resign

More than half of District of Columbia residents say embattled Mayor Vincent Gray should resign.

Tags: Vincent Gray, The Washington Post,

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