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    In Social Media and Opinion Pages, Newtown Sparks Calls for Gun Reform

    Gun control was an immediate focus of the conversation on social media and in the opinion pages of newspapers following the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, according to a special PEJ report. How does the response to this tragedy compare with other shootings? How did coverage in opinion pieces differ than the social media conversation? The report offers answers.

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    Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Numbers

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    Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Percentages

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    Our New Look

    PewResearch.org has a new look. We hope it provides you with a better experience as you explore our public opinion polling, demographic studies and data-driven analysis of the trends shaping the world. We’ve used a cleaner visual design so you can more easily discover the newest nonpartisan research from the seven projects of the Pew […]

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    A Bipartisan Nation of Beneficiaries

    As President Barack Obama negotiates with Republicans in Congress over federal entitlement spending, a new national survey by the Pew Research Center finds that a majority of Americans (55%) have received government benefits from at least one of the six best-known federal entitlement programs. The survey also finds that most Democrats (60%) and Republicans (52%) […]

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    Continued Pessimism about Fiscal Cliff Deal

    Overview With less than two weeks to go before the nation goes over the fiscal cliff, the public remains pessimistic about the possibility that the president and Congress will reach an agreement by the Jan. 1 deadline. In fact, opinions about the likelihood of a deal remain largely unchanged since early November, when negotiations between […]