11.   Boston is the fifth-favorite city for business travelers, according to a survey conducted for Crowne Plaza Hotels.

12.   A daily tracking poll conducted for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch showed the race virtually even.

13.   A national exit poll conducted for the Chamber for the Radio and Television Industry on Sunday showed that the economy was a strong factor in how Mexicans voted.

14.   A new survey, conducted for business clients by independent Chicago pollster Michael McKeon, shows public opinion on Foley in Eastern Washington almost evenly divided.

15.   A nationwide survey conducted for the Reuters news agency by Zogby International in early May found the same split that Moreno has measured in several Reforma soundings.

16.   A review of death certificates conducted for the government points to higher numbers of deaths among elderly women who were patients of Shipman starting that year.

17.   A new statewide public opinion poll conducted for the San Francisco Examiner shows, for the first time, a pronounced gender gap in the race for governor.

18.   A recent survey conducted for the Infectious Diseases Society of America found that nearly half of all soaps on the market now contain antibacterial agents.

19.   A recent poll conducted for World Vision showed that only one in every five U.S. respondents had seen news reports on the famine.

20.   A newly released national survey conducted for the Glaucoma Research Foundation has revealed widespread ignorance of the risk factors for this leading cause of blindness.