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March 1, 2007

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    Anna Nicole Audience Praises Press Coverage

    Summary of Findings Anna Nicole Smith’s death and the bizarre aftermath continue to fascinate a significant segment of the American public and the mainstream media. During the second full week of coverage of the story, interest remained steady and coverage actually increased – as portions of the legal proceedings concerning her body were carried live […]

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    Young Adults Love Video Games

    That’s the portion of Gen Nexters — Americans ages 18-25 — who say they play games that can be hooked up to a television such as PlayStation, Xbox or GameCube. Roughly one-third of the preceding generation of Gen Xers (35%) play these types of games.

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    The Young Are More Welcoming to Immigrants

    That’s the percentage of Gen Nexters (ages 18-25) who say that the increase in the number of immigrants working in the U.S. has done more to help than hurt American workers. Among older workers, far fewer say immigrants have helped American workers overall.

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    Cash is a Lesser King

    That’s the percent of Americans who say they mainly use cash for their everyday purchases, 31% say they use debit cards, 16% say they use credit cards and 15% say they use checks.

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    Web 2.0 Creative Contributors

    That’s the portion of internet users who say they have shared something online that they created themselves such as their own artwork, photos, stories or videos — activities that are part of the loose aggregation of participatory online activities under the rubric of Web 2.0.

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    The Radio Talkers Hit the Presidential Hopefuls

    The endless parade of Anna Nicole Smith legal proceedings was still a source of fascination for the cable talk hosts last week. But their radio counterparts opted for another favored subject—and it was open season on the 2008 campaign season.

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    Gay Marriage Ripe for Court Decisions in Three States

    A Stateline.org backgrounder examines the issue of gay marriage three years after a historic Massachusetts court ruling legalized same-sex marriage in the state. All eyes are now on the highest courts in California, Connecticut and Maryland, where decisions on the constitutionality of gay marriage are likely this year.

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    Hey, Big Spenders!

    That’s the (negative) percentage of their after-tax income that Americans saved last year — the lowest savings rate since 1933 when, in the depths of the Great Depression, one in four workers were jobless.