WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a nationwide poll of 600 self-identified liberals and progressives, a majority of liberals oppose extending taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants.

By Gyles Beckford WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's ruling Labour Party claimed victory over its conservative National opposition and looked set to form the next government after final results from a close election were released on Saturday.