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Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama has taken a slight lead over Republican John McCain according to Opinion Research Corporation (an infoGroup Company) (NASDAQ:IUSA - News). In the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, Obama was the choice of 51% of registered voters compared to 46% for McCain. An earlier poll conducted September 5-7 showed the candidates were tied at 48%.

This latest poll showed that two-thirds (66%) of Americans feel the U.S. economy is not fundamentally sound. By a margin of 2-1, respondents also said that Republicans were more responsible for the financial crisis than Democrats and that Obama would handle the economy better than McCain (53%-43%).

When it comes to the current financial crisis, nearly 80% of respondents are somewhat or very worried that the economy will get worse if the government takes no action, while an almost equal amount are worried that people responsible for the financial crisis will benefit if government does take action. In regards to current government regulation, 50% of respondents think there is not enough regulation of the stock market and financial institutions. Somewhat fewer (42%), think there is too little government regulation of business and industry.

The latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation on September 19-21, 2008. In this poll, Opinion Research Corporation interviewed 1,020 adult Americans by telephone. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3.0 percentage points.

About Opinion Research Corporation

Founded in 1938, Opinion Research Corporation, an infoGroup company, helps its clients grow their business by leveraging the insights of market research. The firm has been conducting national, speech reaction, state and flash/overnight polls for CNN since April 2006. To learn more, visit www.opinionresearch.com.

About infoGroup

infoGroup (www.infoGroup,com), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer databases for sales leads & mailing lists, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. infoGroup has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own 12 proprietary databases under one roof. The infoGroup database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites. Nearly 4 million customers use infoGroup’s products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes. infoGroup headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500. To learn more about Sales Leads, click www.infogroup.com.

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, recent changes in senior management, the successful integration of recent and future acquisitions, fluctuations in operating results, failure to successfully carry out our Internet strategy or to grow our Internet revenue, effects of leverage, changes in technology and increased competition. More information about potential factors that could affect the company’s business and financial results is included in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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