Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

2012

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    Cell Phone Activities Over Time

    Over time, the number of American adult cell phone owners performing specific activities on their cell phones has grown.

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    Post-election America still divided

    The election is over. The voters have spoken. But those who thought that a clear-cut verdict in the recent presidential election would finally break the partisan deadlock in Washington may find themselves disappointed.

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    Laws Penalizing Blasphemy, Apostasy and Defamation of Religion are Widespread

    On Nov. 20, a Pakistani court ordered blasphemy charges dropped against a Christian teenager who had been accused of burning pages from the Quran. A new Pew Forum analysis finds that as of 2011 nearly half the countries and territories in the world have laws against blasphemy, apostasy or defamation.