Polls of the Week: April 6

Women voters favor President Obama, plus more.

Americans Weigh In - Congress loses a popularity contest, the number of interracial marriages in the United States reaches all-time high, President Obama gets kudos for fiscal cliff dealings, plus more national polls. – Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton

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Americans Sound Off - Women throw their support behind President Obama, GOP’ers say there’s “too much” media attention surrounding Trayvon Martin, Americans get antsy over global warming, plus more in this week’s roundup.—Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton

Are You an Obama Girl?  - According to a USA Today/Gallup poll published April 3, President Obama leads his presumptive opponent Mitt Romney among women by 54 percent to 36 percent.(Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)

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Are You an Obama Girl?  - According to a USA Today/Gallup poll published April 3, President Obama leads his presumptive opponent Mitt Romney among women by 54 percent to 36 percent.(Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)

Is There “Too Much” Trayvon Coverage?  - In a Pew Research Center poll released on April 3, 56 percent of Republicans said there was “too much” media attention focused on the death of Trayvon Martin, compared to 25 percent of Democrats. Racially, interest over the case is also spilt — 58 percent of African-Americans called the tragedy their top news story, compared to 24 percent of whites.(Photo: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

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Is There “Too Much” Trayvon Coverage?  - In a Pew Research Center poll released on April 3, 56 percent of Republicans said there was “too much” media attention focused on the death of Trayvon Martin, compared to 25 percent of Democrats. Racially, interest over the case is also spilt — 58 percent of African-Americans called the tragedy their top news story, compared to 24 percent of whites.(Photo: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

Independents for Obama - According to a Gallup poll published April 4, President Obama is making gains with independent voters, and he has a 48 percent to 39 percent advantage over Mitt Romney in 12 key swing states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.(Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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Independents for Obama - According to a Gallup poll published April 4, President Obama is making gains with independent voters, and he has a 48 percent to 39 percent advantage over Mitt Romney in 12 key swing states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.(Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

It’s Getting Hot in Here - Fifty-five percent of Americans worry about global warming a great deal or a fair amount, according to the results of a Gallup poll published March 30. It is four points higher than in 2011, but significantly lower than a high of 72 percent in 2000, and may have been brought on by this year’s unseasonably warm weather in parts of the nation that should still be experiencing winter temperatures.(Photo: REUTERS/Bret Hartman)

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It’s Getting Hot in Here - Fifty-five percent of Americans worry about global warming a great deal or a fair amount, according to the results of a Gallup poll published March 30. It is four points higher than in 2011, but significantly lower than a high of 72 percent in 2000, and may have been brought on by this year’s unseasonably warm weather in parts of the nation that should still be experiencing winter temperatures.(Photo: REUTERS/Bret Hartman)

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The Digital Shift - More and more adults are cozying up with tablet computers and e-book reading devices, a Pew poll reported on April 4. Twenty-one percent of adults said in February they read an e-book in the last year, up from 17 percent last December. E-book reader and tablet computer ownership is also increasing, with 19 percent of adults saying they owned either device, compared to 10 percent last December. (Photo: Adam Hester/Getty Images)

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The Digital Shift - More and more adults are cozying up with tablet computers and e-book reading devices, a Pew poll reported on April 4. Twenty-one percent of adults said in February they read an e-book in the last year, up from 17 percent last December. E-book reader and tablet computer ownership is also increasing, with 19 percent of adults saying they owned either device, compared to 10 percent last December. (Photo: Adam Hester/Getty Images)

Health Care Reform on the Line - BET.com takes a look back at the evolution of the Affordable Care Act and the high court's ruling upholding President Obama's landmark law. — Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton(Photo: REUTERS/Jason Reed)

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Number of Uninsured Adults Holds Steady - While Americans remain divided over President Obama’s health-care plan, 24 percent of Americans aged 18 to 25 still don’t have health insurance, according to a Pew poll released on April 3. That number has held steady since early 2011.   (Photo: Reuters)

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Obama 2012 - A Pew Research Center poll has found 59 percent of Americans believe that in a matchup between President Obama and Mitt Romney this fall, Obama will prevail, and 68 percent believe he would trample Rick Santorum.(Photo: Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

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Obama 2012 - A Pew Research Center poll has found 59 percent of Americans believe that in a matchup between President Obama and Mitt Romney this fall, Obama will prevail, and 68 percent believe he would trample Rick Santorum.(Photo: Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

On Sept. 9, 2009, President Obama delivered an impassioned address to a joint session of Congress, urging lawmakers to move forward with health care reform legislation and providing a detailed outline for them to work with to find areas of agreement and hammer out issues on which they disagreed. But, he warned, to applause, "I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are." He continued: "If you misrepresent what's in the plan, we will call you out. And I will not accept the status quo as a solution. Not this time. Not now." According to the U.S. Census, the number of people without health insurance coverage rose from 46.3 million in 2008 to 50.7 million in 2009, and 21 percent of African-Americans were uninsured. (Photo: Jason Reed-Pool/Getty Images)

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D vs. R - At 49 percent, almost half of the American public views the Democratic Party favorably, compared to just 36 percent who have a positive impression of Republicans, a Pew Research Center survey has found. In addition, opinions about Democrats have improved by six points since January, while negative views of the GOP have stayed the same. (Photo: Jason Reed-Pool/Getty Images)

Rick Santorum - Rick Santorum is hoping that a fourth-place or better showing in January’s Iowa caucuses will boost his chances in New Hampshire. “Our focus and efforts are going to be in these two states. We feel like we've got the right message that can connect with both Iowans and New Hampshirans and do very, very well in both,” the former Pennsylvania senator said during a weekend campaign stop in the Granite State, where he received just one percent of support in a recent poll.(Photo: Daniel Acker/Landov)

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Make It or Break It - Pennsylvania could be the deciding factor on whether the state’s former Senator Rick Santorum stays in the GOP nominating race. According to a Qunnipiac University poll released April 3, he led his chief rival in the state by 41 percent to 35 percent, but a lot can happen between now and the April 24 primary.(Photo: Daniel Acker/Landov)