Issue: Death PenaltyRSS

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(04/12/08) -

Death Penalty Splits Views in Brazil

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Brazilian adults are almost evenly divided on the topic of capital punishment, according to a poll by Datafolha published in Folha de Sao Paulo. 47 per cent of respondents would vote to reinstate the death penalty in a referendum, while 46 per cent would vote against.

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(03/25/08) -

Three-in-Five Americans Back Death Penalty

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A majority of adults in the United States is supportive of capital punishment, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. 63 per cent of respondents believe in the death penalty, down six points since 2003.

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(03/12/08) -

Half of Britons Would Reinstate Death Penalty

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Half of adults in Britain would be in favour of restoring the death penalty for cases of murder, according to a poll by YouGov. 50 per cent of respondents share this opinion, while 40 per cent disagree.

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(12/25/07) -

Canadians Review What is Morally Acceptable

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in Canada have no problem allowing specific social behaviours, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. More than 80 per cent of respondents think contraception, divorce, and sexual relations between an unmarried man and woman are morally acceptable.

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(10/22/07) -

Australians Reject Death Penalty for Murder Cases

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Two-thirds of people in Australia believe people convicted of murder should not face the death penalty, according to a poll by Roy Morgan International. 67 per cent of respondents think the punishment for this crime should be imprisonment, down two points since December 2005.

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(10/18/07) -

Americans Reassert Support for Death Penalty

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Support for the use of capital punishment remains high in the United States, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 69 per cent of respondents are in favour of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder, up four points since May 2006.

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(09/26/07) -

Poles Divided on Death Penalty

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Poland, although only by a small margin, are against the use of capital punishment, according to a poll by GfK Polonia published in Rzeczpospolita. 52 per cent of respondents oppose the death penalty, while 46 per cent support it.

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(09/02/07) -

Colom Leads by Three Points in Guatemala

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Álvaro Colom is losing ground ahead of this month’s presidential election in Guatemala, according to a poll by Borge y Asociados published in El Periódico. 30.7 per cent of respondents would vote for the leftist National Union of Hope (UNE) candidate in the ballot, down 2.3 points since July.

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(07/09/07) -

Spaniards Blame Islamists for Madrid Bombs

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The vast majority of people in Spain are convinced about the origin of the country’s deadliest terrorist attack, according to a poll by Instituto Opina released by Cadena Ser. 62.1 per cent of respondents think the recent Madrid bombings trial made it clear the culprits were Islamic terrorists.

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(07/09/07) -

U.S. Election: Is McCain Falling Through the Cracks?

Public support for the Republican presidential contender is waning fast.
Gabriela Perdomo – An electoral season that has started earlier than ever might be already taking a toll on one of the most promising contenders aspiring to the United States’ presidency. Time is against John McCain, a Vietnam veteran who was tortured when captured as a prisoner of war.