report | Dec 30, 2009

Bloggers Track the Nuances of the Health Care Debate

During a Christmas week when the Senate passed its version of health care reform, social media devoted more attention to the subject than it had at any time this year. Bloggers also focused on an international grassroots campaign. On Twitter, a Blackberry outage led the way, while on YouTube, questions about the attack on the Italian Prime Minister drew significant attention.

report | Dec 29, 2009

Top Stories of 2009: Economy, Obama and Health Care

Summary of Findings The troubled economy and efforts to revamp the nation’s health care system dominated the public’s news interest in 2009. From the year’s start, Americans kept a close watch on the unfolding economic crisis, as well as Barack Obama’s efforts to grapple with the crisis while trying to make good on campaign promises. […]

short reads | Dec 29, 2009

“Sext” Senders

17% of teens who pay for all of the costs associated with their cell phones send sexually suggestive images via text.

short reads | Dec 29, 2009

“Sext” Receivers

15% of cell-owning teens ages 12-17 say they have received sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images of someone they know via text messaging.

short reads | Dec 29, 2009

Global Restrictions on Religion

About one-third of the countries in the world -- 64 nations -- have high or very high restrictions on religion.

short reads | Dec 29, 2009

Mystical Experiences

About half of the U.S. public says they have had a religious or mystical experience.

short reads | Dec 29, 2009

See Dead People

Nearly one-in-five Americans say they have seen or been in the presence of ghosts.

short reads | Dec 29, 2009

Eyed by Evil

Fully 16% of Americans believe in the "evil eye" or that certain people can cast curses or spells that cause bad things to happen to someone.

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