Cell Phones Nearly Universal in Much of the World
In most nations surveyed, large majorities say they have mobile phones.
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Making sense of the Ankara embassy bombing from Istanbul
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Will Obama let Kerry be Kerry?
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China counts cost of one child policy
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Majority of Adults Look Online for Health Information
About six-in-ten Americans say they sought health information online in the past year.
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The Contraception Mandate and Religious Liberty
On Feb. 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new rules for how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate applies to religious nonprofits, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals. Church-state law scholars Ira C. Lupu and Robert Tuttle explain the new rules and the legal arguments that religious groups might make.
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Majority Says the Federal Government Threatens Their Personal Rights
Overview As Barack Obama begins his second term in office, trust in the federal government remains mired near a historic low, while frustration with government remains high. And for the first time, a majority of the public says that the federal government threatens their personal rights and freedoms. The latest national survey by the Pew […]
