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    Decline in Support for Suicide Bombing

    Support for suicide bombings in defense of Islam declined by half or more in Lebanon, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Indonesia over the last five years, according to a recent Pew Global Attitudes survey.

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    Jordanians with Confidence in Bin Laden

    That’s the share of Jordanians who say they have a lot or some confidence in Osama bin Laden as a world leader, down sharply from the 56% who said so four years ago.

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    The Precarious State of Statehouse Budgets

    A slumping housing market and skimpier sales tax collections are busting budgets from California to Florida with national job growth sluggish and consumer confidence near a two-year low.

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    The Digital Health Revolution

    If you really want to get into the topic of how the internet is changing health care, check out Fard Johnmar’s new show, The Digital Health Revolution.

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    End-of-Life Issues

    The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has assembled a variety of resources on end-of-life issues, including reports, event transcripts, polling data and news clips. Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources | Recent News | Other Resources Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources Oregon’s ‘Death with Dignity’ Law: 10 Years Later The […]

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    Oregon’s ’Death with Dignity’ Law: 10 Years Later

    Washington, D.C. Ten years have passed since Oregon became the first state in the nation to authorize doctors to assist terminally ill patients in voluntarily ending their lives. Although some predicted the legalization of physician-assisted suicide (also called physician aid in dying) in other states, similar measures have since been defeated in California, Hawaii and […]

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    The Murky Blackwater Story Fuels Iraq Coverage

    For years, journalists struggled to report on the activities the private security firms in Iraq, companies who functioned in some ways as private armies. But last week, when the story of one such company moved from the streets of Baghdad to the hearing rooms on Capitol Hill, the media shed more light on the mystery.