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2007

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    America: Biggest Ally or Biggest Threat?

    Among the 47 countries in the latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey, nearly equal numbers named the United States as a top ally (19) as named it as the biggest threat (17).

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    Hobbyists Online

    83% of online Americans say they have used the internet to seek information about their hobbies and 29% do so on a typical day.

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    Petraeus’ Proposals Favored, But No Lift in War Support

    Summary of Findings Last week’s congressional testimony by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, followed by President Bush’s address to the nation, has not changed bottom-line public attitudes toward the war in Iraq. However, there has been a modest increase in positive views about the U.S. military effort, accompanied by largely positive public reactions […]

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    Online Worlds and Screen Time

    Social networks for younger kids – Are online communities and avatar-based social worlds encouraging obesity?

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    With Petraeus as Star, Iraq Debate has its Biggest Week

    The general’s appearance before Congress last week was widely expected to be a pivot point in the political brawl over Iraq war policy. The media swarmed, but the story they told may help explain why David Petraeus’s testimony seemed, for now, to cement the status quo.

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    Case the Candidates for ’08

    The Pew Forum database covers presidential contenders’ positions on issues of special religious significance as well as their stands on other domestic and foreign policies.

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    Favor Sex Education in Public Schools

    That’s the large percentage of American adults who favor allowing public schools to provide students with birth control information; only 18% oppose such instruction.