The mother who says having these two children is the biggest regret of her life

Isabella Dutton, 57, says she wishes she had remained childless
‘I resented the time my children consumed. Like parasites, they took from me and didn’t give back’

My son Stuart was five days old when the realisation hit me like a physical blow: having a child had been the biggest mistake of my life.

Even now, 33 years on, I can still picture the scene: Stuart was asleep in his crib. He was [...]

BOOK: BIN LADEN WAS ALREADY DEAD

WASHINGTON (AP) — A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when SEALs first fired upon him.

Bin Laden apparently was hit in the head when he looked out of his bedroom door into the top-floor hallway of his compound as SEALs rushed up a narrow stairwell in his direction, according to former Navy SEAL Matt [...]

POLL: Chief Justice John Roberts more popular among liberals than conservatives

CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

(CBS News) Most Americans are unfamiliar with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts or have no opinion of him. However, in the wake of Roberts’ decision to side with liberals on the court and uphold President Obama’s health care law, a new CBS News/ New York Times poll shows that the [...]

CBSNYT POLL: ROMNEY PULLS INTO LEAD; CLOSE RACE

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CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

(CBS News) President Obama and Mitt Romney are effectively tied in the race for the presidency, according to a new CBS News/New York Times survey.

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CBSNYTIMES POLL: ROMNEY PULLS AHEAD BY 3

 

 

CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

 

(CBS News) Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a slight edge over President Obama in the race for the White House in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll.

 

 

According to the survey, conducted May 11-13, 46 percent of registered voters say they would vote for Romney, while 43 percent say [...]

Poll: Many say economy is in permanent decline

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CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

In a sign of increasing pessimism about the direction of the U.S. economy, roughly four in ten Americans now believes it is in permanent decline, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.

The percentage that sees the economy as in permanent decline has increased [...]

CBS News/NY Times Poll: Most Americans oppose raising debt limit

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BS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

Despite Obama administration warnings that failing to do so would devastate the economy, a clear majority of Americans say they oppose raising the debt limit, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows.

Just 27 percent of Americans support raising the debt limit, while 63 percent oppose [...]

Poll: Just 22 Percent Say Economy Getting Better

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CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

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The recession may technically be over, but most Americans aren’t feeling the effects: A newly-released CBS News poll finds that just 22 percent of Americans say the economy is getting better.

A greater percentage – 27 percent – say the economy is actually getting worse, while one in two say [...]