Poll: Americans See Gloom, Doom in 2007

by DIG THE HEAVY | December 31, 2006 at 12:05 pm

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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Associated Press Writer - WASHINGTON -- Another terrorist attack, a warmer planet, death and
destruction from a natural disaster. These are among Americans' grim
predictions for the United States in 2007. Only a minority of people think the U.S. will go to war with Iran or
North Korea over those countries' nuclear ambitions. An overwhelming
majority of those surveyed think Congress will raise the federal
minimum wage. One-third see hope for a cure to cancer.

Six in 10 people think the U.S. will be the victim of a terrorist attack. An identical percentage thinks it likely that a biological or nuclear weapon will be unleashed somewhere else in the world.