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    Baker-Hamilton Redux

    Four months after the bipartisan Iraq Study Group proposed a number of new policy options for dealing with the Iraq conflict, these proposals remain broadly popular with the public. Read full analysis at Pewresearch.org

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    Spam 2007

    37% of email users said spam had increased in their personal email accounts, up from 28% of email users who said that two years ago.

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    Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream

    The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world.

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    Another Trans-Atlantic Divide? Church-State Relations in Europe and the United States

    Washington, D.C. Europeans and Americans approach the relationship between church and state differently. European churches, for instance, often receive official sanction and substantial financial support from the government. In the United States, on the other hand, the government recognizes no church, and whatever aid it provides is usually indirect and substantially more limited. Even ideas […]

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    Health Data Geeks’ Wisdom

    Cancer “weather maps,” the age of biology, and how cell-only adults really are different from landline users.

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    The internet and politics

    Statistics about the use of the internet for politics and e-government presented to the Personal Democracy Forum

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    The Internet and Politics 2007

    Statistics and insights from Pew Internet Research about the role of the internet in politics and e-government activities.

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    Rev. Falwell’s Moral Majority: Mission Accomplished?

    When the late Rev. Jerry Falwell disbanded the Moral Majority in 1989, he declared that “our mission is accomplished.” If Falwell meant that evangelical Christians had come to accept the idea that organized religion should play an activist role in the political process, his claim of success is well-supported by public opinion surveys.

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    An Evolving Debate about Evolution

    The evolution controversy, traditionally a state and local issue, has vaulted into the national political arena, making a surprise appearance at the first Republican presidential candidate debate on May 3 and garnering a large amount of press attention

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    Deconstructing the Debate 5/15/07

    A review of recent polling reveals that on most — though not all issues — the candidates are in tune with the majority of Republicans, but somewhat at odds with the broader public.

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Americans’ Dismal Views of the Nation’s Politics

Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. By contrast, just 10% say they always or often feel hopeful about politics.

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Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology

Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.

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