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Wall Street Journal Refuses to Print its Own Immigration Poll

A new NBC-"Wall Street Journal" poll shows a majority of voters in this country opposes President Bush's plan to give citizenship to millions of illegal aliens in this country, or comprehensive immigration reform, as he likes to put it. One group with strong views on this issue is African-Americans. Sixty percent of them oppose the idea. The poll also showing illegal immigration ranks among the top three issues for all voters. The war in Iraq and the health care the top two issues. Even though this poll was conducted by "The Wall Street Journal" and released today, it couldn't be found in today's editions of "The Wall Street Journal". CNN called "The Journal" to find out why, but they didn't respond. "The Wall Street Journal's" editorial pages, of course, are strong proponents of President Bush's comprehensive immigration reform plan, or as it's more simply put, amnesty plan. Sixty-six percent of individuals polled believe things in the nation have veered off onto the wrong track, up from 57% at the start of the year. Meanwhile, 22% of individuals surveyed believe the nation is headed in the right direction while 12% had mixed feelings. CNBC did not go into any depth in its reporting of the poll results: Half of individuals polled believe that the Iraq war should be Bush's top priority, while 23% said healthcare should be his number one concern. Twenty-one percent thought illegal immigration should be his first priority, while 18% ranked terrorism and energy and gas costs. Sixteen percent though job creation and economic growth should be first on Bush's list, while 12% said environment and global warming.

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video:Naturalized Citizen Charged With Sharing Nuclear Plant Software with Iran

A former engineer is facing charges of stealing U.S. classified information. Federal officials say Mohammed Alavi, a naturalize citizen of Iranian descent, shared nuclear plant software with Iran. Alavi worked at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona for 17 years as a naturalized citizen. He resigned his position as an engineer at the plant last August, and two days later, flew to Iran, where he owns a home where his wife and extended family live. On October 10th, using the alias "Charlie Oliver," the U.S. attorney's office in Phoenix charges that Alavi accessed the nuclear software network and downloaded a three-key master software registration key from Iran. The software contains detailed information on reactor control rooms, as well as maps, drawings, schematics and designs. It also requires federal regulation to do so where Iran is concerned. Alavi had none. The company which operates Palo Verde says the software company has now fixed the security breach that allowed the transfer, while also saying that at no point was security of the plant compromised. But Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy said: "I would be very alarmed about this. And I frankly think that the sort of low-balling of the dangers that you're hearing from those responsible for the plant is pretty much the general response that we're hearing to a lot of these kinds of dangers: 'Don't worry about it. We got it under control.' It may well take a terrible manifestation of the mistake before everybody realizes that it wasn't so."

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video: Food Imports from China Tainted by Safety and Quality Issues

The United States is increasingly relying on other nations for its food supply, including communist China. China's food and agricultural injury has an absolutely appalling track record for safety and quality. But that hasn't inspired any American oversight or concern. That track record could have a devastating impact on Americans. Imports of Chinese food and agricultural products have soared 400 percent in the last 15 years. Nobody knows how much of it is safe. According to Michael Doyle of the Center for Food Safety, "In China, a lot of small farmers use lots of antibiotics and pesticides that in some instances are not approved for use in the United States. So there's lots of possibilities where things can go wrong." The Chinese themselves suffer from contaminated food and water. The UN estimates 300 million Chinese every year suffer food poisoning. Pollution from industrial production or toxic accidents find their way into the water and subsequently into the food chain in China. Some of that food may be shipped to the United States. Almost all of it, untested and uninspected.

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video: Corporate Profits Soar, Middle Class Not Keeping Up

Corporate profits are the driving force behind the Dow's record high of 13,000. But middle class Americans are not sharing, certainly not proportionately, in the benefits and the rewards of prosperity. And our middle class families continue to struggle to make ends meet. According to Christine Weller of the Center for American Progress, "They're not hiring. They're cutting back on benefits. Wage growth is falling behind inflation. There's certainly a disconnect here that translates directly from lower benefits, lower compensation, lower wages into higher profits." The savings rate has been negative for seven quarters. Household debt is at record levels. Drivers are paying 20 percent more for gas than at the beginning of the year, $2.88 a gallon in the first week of April. The college board says tuition has jumped 35 percent over the past five years. And housing, America's most valuable asset, is in a sharp slowdown. But it's never been better for the multinationals, earnings exploding because of the overseas investments and a weaker dollar. The biggest winners of Dow 13,000 might just be the top 1 percent, who now control more of the nation's wealth than ever before, almost 20 percent.

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