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    Chilling Numbers

    The percentage of Americans who believe there is solid evidence supporting global warming has fallen from 71% in April 2008 to 57% today.

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    College Enrollment at All-Time High

    Roughly four-in-ten young adults are enrolled in either a two- or four-year college, the highest level of enrollment ever.

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    The Remarrying Kind

    About one-in-ten ever-married adults in Arkansas and Oklahoma have had three or more spouses.

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    Veterans Day

    While Americans across the country honor the nation’s veterans today, most do not think the government gives enough support to soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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    Karzai’s Rank as a Foreign Newsmaker

    Afghanistan President Harmid Karzai has been much in the news lately, but he still trails far behind the top newsmaker among overseas leaders this year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.