(I've really got to come up with some shortened title for these. Acronym? NYWBSOTC?)
The BBC:
The BBC News website's World Affairs correspondent, Paul Reynolds, says the survey shows a degree of optimism at variance with the usual depiction of the country as one in total chaos.The findings are more in line with the kind of arguments currently being deployed by US President George W Bush, he says.
However, our correspondent adds that critics will claim that the survey proves little beyond showing how resilient Iraqis are at a local level - and that it reveals enough important exceptions to the rosy assessment, especially in the centre of the country, to indicate serious dissatisfaction.
Interviewers found that 71% of those questioned said things were currently very or quite good in their personal lives, while 29% found their lives very or quite bad.
When asked whether their lives would improve in the coming year, 64% said things would be better and 12% said they expected things to be worse.
However, Iraqis appear to have a more negative view of the overall situation in their country, with 53% answering that the situation is bad, and 44% saying it is good.
But they were more hopeful for the future - 69% expect Iraq to improve, while 11% say it will worsen.
In all, 1,711 Iraqis were interviewed throughout the country in October and November 2005.
When asked to choose a priority for the new government due to be formed after this week's elections, 57% wanted to focus on restoring public security.
Removing US-led forces from Iraq came second with 10%, while rebuilding the country's infrastructure was third.
I don't know much about the internal politics of the BBC, but it seems that its coverage on Iraq has become more balanced in recent months. This story has the usual qualifiers and hedging and "experts say" but there's no denying it's substantially positive.
Look at those last numbers -- 57% wanting greater security; 10% insisting the Americans leave. That barely qualifies as random statistical noise; but be assured the CBC, which sees incipient civil war in every carbomb, every noxious minor cleric, will never mention it.