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    Venezuelans Who Like U.S.-Style Democracy

    Only four-in-ten Venezuelans, who will go to the polls in a key election this Sunday, told the most recent Global Attitudes Survey that they “like American ideas about democracy,” a sharp decline from the 67% who said so in 2002.

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    The Oprah Factor

    Six-in-ten Americans expect that Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama will help him in his presidential campaign, although only 15% say that Oprah’s endorsement of a generic presidential candidate would influence their own vote.

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    Pakistanis with Favorable View of U.S.

    That’s the small fraction of Pakistanis who say they have a favorable view of America in the latest Pew Global Attitudes poll.

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    Russians Confidence in Vladimir Putin

    That’s the large portion of the Russian public that says it has confidence in President Vladimir Putin to do the right thing in world affairs, compared with only 45% of Americans who say the same thing about President Bush.

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    Spiritual “Renewalists” in America

    That’s the percentage of Americans who are “renewalist,” a faith that emphasizes such spiritually renewing “gifts of the Holy Spirit” as speaking in tongues, divine healing and prophesying.

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    Never Gonna Make It

    That’s the number of currently employed Americans who don’t expect they will ever make enough money to have the kind of life they want.

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    Giving Thanks for Football

    As American families gather for the Thanksgiving Holiday, many among them will be distracted by America’s favorite sport, football. A plurality of Americans (34%) rate football as their favorite sport to watch.

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    Can Israeli and Palestinian Rights Coexist?

    That’s the percentage of Americans who say they believe a way can be found for the state of Israel to exist so that the rights and needs of the Palestinian people are taken care of.

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    Witnesses to Exorcisms

    That’s the number of American adults who say they have experienced or witnessed an exorcism, when the devil or evil spirits are driven out of a person.