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The rich aren't taxed enough and the middle class is taxed too much. As for your taxes, you probably think they're too high as well. Those are the results of an Associated Press-GfK poll that found that most people in the United States support President Barack Obama's proposal to raise investment taxes on high-income families. The findings echo the populist messages of two liberal senators — Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont — being courted by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party to run for president in 2016. The results also add weight to Obama's new...

Market researchers GfK found that Germany has knocked the USA off the top spot for global image for the first time since 2009. The pollsters asked 20,000 people in 20 countries their opinion of 50 leading nations across six categories: exports, government, culture, people, tourism, and immigration and investment. Germany’s biggest gain over 2013 was in the “Top sporting performance” category, as people had become familiar with the grinning faces of the World Cup-winning football team over the summer. But GfK found other key factors helped put Germany on top, including its leading role in European politics, strong economic performance...

WASHINGTON – A new AP-GfK poll shows that Americans have not found a Republican they'd clearly prefer over President Barack Obama. Yet half of adults say Obama does not deserve re-election next year, Thirty percent of Republicans say they would most like to see former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as their nominee. Former pizza company executive Herman Cain is named by 26 percent. Texas Gov. Rick Perry runs third at 13 percent.