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2009

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    Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming

    There has been a sharp decline in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising. Still, there is more support than opposition for cap and trade policy.

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    RT: More Americans Tweeting

    One-in-five online Americans are now on Twitter. Those on social networking websites, mobile internet users and young adults have been most responsible for the proliferation of tweets.

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    Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009

    Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others–up from 11% in April.

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    Portrait of a Twitter user: Status update demographics

    Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others. This represents a significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009, when 11% of inter…

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    Too Weak to Lead the Workplace?

    Only 15% of Americans say that the scarcity of women in top business positions is because they generally lack the toughness required.

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    Surfing When Not Suffering Online

    Three-in-four Americans who go online for economic reasons also use the internet to take their minds off the recession.

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    Willing to go to War over Iran Nukes

    Six-in-ten Americans say it is more important to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons than avoiding military conflict.