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 XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUNDAY SEPT 01, 2002 08:43:27 ET XXXXX
 
 NO NATIONAL HOLIDAY for September 11
Say Most Americans - But Children Are In Favor
 
 Most adult Americans do not believe Sept. 11th should be a 
national holiday every year like Veteran's Day or Memorial Day, according to 
a new TIME/CNN Poll featured in the magazine's "9/11 One Year Later" issue 
on newsstands Mon., Sept. 2.
 
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 More adults were opposed (51% No, 44% Yes) in the TIME/CNN Poll.  But 
children do favor a national holiday, according to a TIME/TIME FOR 
KIDS/Nickelodeon survey of 8- to 18-year-olds.
Nearly 1-in-3 (30%) adult Americans think about what happened on Sept. 11 
daily, while almost equal numbers think about it several times a week (35%), 
or a few times a month (27%).  Only 6 percent of adults responded "hardly 
ever," compared with 27 percent of children in the TIME/TIME For 
Kids/Nickelodeon Poll.
 
 Life changed for two-thirds (68%) of Americans after Sept. 11.  Life has not 
returned to normal for half (56%).  A majority (54%) says the country will 
never get back to normal (only 4% say it will).
 
 This year on Sept. 11, most Americans plan to fly the American flag (80%), 
pray (77%), have a moment of remembrance with family (70%), and watch TV 
about 9/11 (68%).
 
 More TIME/CNN Poll results:
 
 * Most (67%) do not think a terrorist attack will occur in the U.S. on the 
Sept. 11 anniversary - but feel an attack is likely in the next 12 months 
(79%).
 
 * Intelligence agencies failed in their responsibilities to obtain 
information about the attacks last Sept. 11, according to a majority (65%).  
Most (67%) believe the Office of Homeland Security is doing a good job of 
making the country more secure.
 
 * George W. Bush's response to the terror attacks was good, according to 
most Americans (90%).
 
 * In the presidential election of 2004, more Americans plan to vote based on 
Bush's handling of the economy and other factors (61%) than his performance 
in the war against terrorism (30%).
 
 [The TIME/CNN survey conducted August 28-29, 2002 among 1,004 adult Americans 
by Harris Interactive.  The sampling error is plus or minus 3.1%.  The 
TIME/TIME For Kids/Nickelodeon survey was conducted Aug. 15-21 among 1,176 
children 8-18.  Its margin of error is +/- 2.9%.]
 
 
 
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