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Gun Ownership and Regulation

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Twitter Update

About one-in-five internet users now say they use Twitter or another similar service, up from 11% in April.
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Chilling Numbers

The percentage of Americans who believe there is solid evidence supporting global warming has fallen from 71% in April 2008 to 57% today.
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Cap & Trade: Few Know What it is but Half Support the Idea

Though few know what “cap and trade” is, half the public supports limits on carbon dioxide emissions even if it means higher energy prices.
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Global Warming: A Hoax … with Serious Ramifications

A third of those who say there is no solid evidence of global warming still consider it a serious problem.
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Knowledge of Troop Deaths in Afghanistan

Only a quarter of the public can correctly estimate the number of U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan.
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College Enrollment at All-Time High

Roughly four-in-ten young adults are enrolled in either a two- or four-year college, the highest level of enrollment ever.
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The Age of Tweets

The median age of a Twitter user is 31.
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The Remarrying Kind

About one-in-ten ever-married adults in Arkansas and Oklahoma have had three or more spouses.
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Veterans Day

While Americans across the country honor the nation’s veterans today, most do not think the government gives enough support to soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Army Base Massacre Dominates the Week

The U.S. unemployment rate jumped, the Afghan runoff election was cancelled and the House of Representatives passed a health care bill last week. But those stories all took a back seat to coverage of the killing spree at Fort Hood Texas, which quickly became a story about Islam and possibly, terrorism.