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Gun Ownership and Regulation

reportJun 25, 2011

Afghanistan War Jumps Back into Headlines

Though the economy topped the mainstream news agenda, Obama’s troop drawdown announcement gave Afghanistan its biggest week of coverage in a year. And while mainstay subjects—the campaign and the Mid-East—continued to make news, the surprise arrest of one of the FBI’s most wanted dominated the end of the week.
reportJun 23, 2011

Pessimism About National Economy Rises, Personal Financial Views Hold Steady

Overview With a growing number of Americans saying they have been hearing “mostly bad” economic news, opinions about the current state of the national economy remain grim. Positive expectations regarding future economic conditions, which remained high even during the depths of the recession, have declined and now stand at their lowest point since mid-2008. Yet […]
reportJun 23, 2011

Census 2010 News Stories: The Changing Family

The ongoing release of so-called SF1 data from the 2010 Census–detailed local-level tabulations about age, families, housing and other topics–has produced a wave of news stories about the changing family. Stories from newspapers in California and Pennsylvania focus especially on same-sex couples.
short readsJun 23, 2011

Republicans Negative on Adulterous Candidates

Nearly six-in-ten Republicans say they would be less likely to support a candidate who had had an extra-marital affair
short readsJun 23, 2011

Doubts About Neophyte Candidates

Across party lines, most voters say they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who had never before held elective office.
short readsJun 23, 2011

Mormon Candidate No Problem

A substantial majority of Americans (68%) say it would not matter to them if a presidential candidate is Mormon.
short readsJun 23, 2011

Unlikely to Support a Homosexual Candidate

Only a third of the public says they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who is homosexual.
reportJun 23, 2011

Angry Bloggers Ask, “Where’s the Money?”

Bloggers last week dug into a financial disaster surrounding a controversial war. On Twitter, science stories, including an eclipse and global warming, led the way. And the top YouTube video showed the downside of a social media misstep.
reportJun 22, 2011

Economy, Weiner Top Public’s News Interests

Overview Americans last week followed news about the struggling economy and the resignation of Rep. Anthony Weiner from Congress more closely than other top stories, while the early stages of the 2012 presidential election led news coverage for this first time this year. Two-in-ten (20%) say they followed reports about the condition of the U.S. […]
short readsJun 22, 2011

Tweeters

Among online adults, 13% use the status update service Twitter.