The Week in Polls: Mitt Romney Leads Among Likely Voters
Polls show Romney with 6-point lead, plus more.
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Americans Weigh In - President Obama's lead slips among likely voters, Americans give credence to global climate change, Democrats and Republicans trade accusations over Election Day voter fraud, plus more national news. –Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton
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Mitt Romney Takes the Lead - Chicago, you've got a problem. In the latest Gallup daily tracking poll, Mitt Romney leads President Obama among likely voters by 50 to 46 percent. At the beginning of October, the two candidates were tied at 48 percent, but Romney has experienced a surge in various polls since his strong first debate performance. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Measuring Sexual Identity in the U.S. - In a Gallup survey of more than 120,000 people — the organization's largest on record — 3.4 percent of respondents said "yes" when asked if they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. The survey results, released on Oct. 18, reported that 4.6 percent of African-Americans identified as LGBT compared to 3.2 percent of whites, 4.0 percent of Latinos and 4.3 percent of Asians. (Photo: Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
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Young and Not So Much in Love - Obama still has the hearts of young voters and 55 percent of likely voters aged 18 to 29 will support him versus 36 percent who back Romney, a new national poll from the Harvard Institute of Politics finds. But, according to recent Washington Post/ABC News polls, 67 percent of registered voters said they definitely will vote in November, down from 80 percent in 2008. (Photo: AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/GettyImages)
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Home Sweet Home - You're less likely to suffer from health conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol if you feel safe or satisfied about the community you live in, according to a Gallup survey released on Oct. 12. Twenty percent of people polled reported better overall health (compared to 29 percent of dissatisfied dwellers) and less physical pain (22 percent compared to 34 percent). (Photo: GettyImages)
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