Obama lags his predecessors in recess appointments
In his six years in office, Barack Obama has made 32 recess appointments to federal positions.
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Christie Story Attracts Little Public Interest
Survey Report The public paid far more attention to last week’s cold snap than to the controversy swirling around New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. There also has been little short-term change in opinions about Christie: 60% say their opinion of Christie has not changed in recent days, while 16% now view him less favorably and […]
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Nigerian President Signs Ban on Same-Sex Relationships
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Winter 2014 India Survey Data
Survey in India conducted December 7, 2013 – January 12, 2014
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Twitter users give Christie negative marks on bridge scandal
Methodology https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/01/10/twitter-users-give-christie-negative-marks-on-bridge-scandal/ This analysis employed media research methods that combined Pew Research’s content analysis rules with computer coding software developed by Crimson Hexagon. This report is based on examinations of more than 250,000 tweets. Crimson Hexagon is a software platform that identifies statistical patterns in words used in online texts. Researchers enter key terms using […]
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Twitter users give Christie negative marks on bridge scandal
Criticism of the governor among users outnumbered defenders by about 3-to-1 after news broke of e-mails linking his office to closing down traffic lanes in an act of political revenge.
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Fewer Americans see cigarette smoking as a major public health problem
About half of Americans rank cigarette smoking as a serious public health problem.
