Here is your R&D for February 28th:
58% Favor Government Shutdown Until Spending Cuts Are Agreed Upon from Rasmussen Reports
Polling service Rasmussen, which leans right, has just released a poll which shows that 58% of Americans favor a government shutdown until spending cuts are agreed upon. Republicans are likely to seize on the data to press Democrats for spending cuts.
With New Government, EU Could Become Next Battleground from Der Spiegel
Ireland’s recent elections have ushered in a new government and voters expect it to renegotiate the terms of the country’s bailout with the European Union and that could create a bloodbath in Brussels.
Palin’s Numbers Dip in Iowa from the Atlantic
If Sarah Palin wants to mount a presidential bid, she needs to do more to win over primary voters as a new poll among likely Republican voters in Iowa conducted by the Des Moines Register shows that the number of voters who have a favorable opinion of her have declined since 2009.
EU agrees fresh sanctions against Gaddafi from the UK Telegraph
The European Union has agreed to impose fresh sanctions on Moammar Gaddafi’s regime in light of the unrest continuing in Libya. The sanctions have frozen Gadaffi’s assets and banned travel by Gaddafi and 25 members of his family and inner circle.
Looting reported amid Oman protests from Al Jazeera
The unrest spreading across the Middle East and North Africa has reached Oman, where protesters are demonstrating over economic difficulties.