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    Afghanistan War Jumps Back into Headlines

    Though the economy topped the mainstream news agenda, Obama’s troop drawdown announcement gave Afghanistan its biggest week of coverage in a year. And while mainstay subjects—the campaign and the Mid-East—continued to make news, the surprise arrest of one of the FBI’s most wanted dominated the end of the week.

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    Pessimism About National Economy Rises, Personal Financial Views Hold Steady

    Overview With a growing number of Americans saying they have been hearing “mostly bad” economic news, opinions about the current state of the national economy remain grim. Positive expectations regarding future economic conditions, which remained high even during the depths of the recession, have declined and now stand at their lowest point since mid-2008. Yet […]

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    Census 2010 News Stories: The Changing Family

    The ongoing release of so-called SF1 data from the 2010 Census–detailed local-level tabulations about age, families, housing and other topics–has produced a wave of news stories about the changing family. Stories from newspapers in California and Pennsylvania focus especially on same-sex couples.

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    Doubts About Neophyte Candidates

    Across party lines, most voters say they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who had never before held elective office.

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    Mormon Candidate No Problem

    A substantial majority of Americans (68%) say it would not matter to them if a presidential candidate is Mormon.

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    Angry Bloggers Ask, “Where’s the Money?”

    Bloggers last week dug into a financial disaster surrounding a controversial war. On Twitter, science stories, including an eclipse and global warming, led the way. And the top YouTube video showed the downside of a social media misstep.