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    Remittance Senders And Receivers

    Across the United States some six million immigrants from Latin America now send money to their families back home on a regular basis. The number of senders and the sums they dispatched grew even when the U.S. economy slowed, and looking to the future, the growth seems likely to continue and potentially to accelerate. The total remittance flow from the United States to Latin America and the Caribbean could come close to $30 billion this year, making it by far the largest single remittance channel in the world.

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    Tech-savvy Americans are increasingly attached to their computers, the Internet, and cell phones

    EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 6PM, November 23, 2003 CONTACT: John Horrigan (202-296-0019) Tech-savvy Americans are increasingly attached to their computers, the Internet, and cell phones WASHINGTON (November 23, 2003) – Computers and the Internet are encroaching on the TV and the landline telephone as important information and communication tools for a growing number of tech-loving […]

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    Consumption of Information Goods and Services in the U.S.

    Computers and the Internet are encroaching on the TV and the landline telephone as important information and communication tools for a growing number of tech-loving Americans, especially those in their twenties.

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    Religious Beliefs Underpin Opposition to Homosexuality

    Introduction and Summary Opposition to gay marriage has increased since the summer and a narrow majority of Americans also oppose allowing gays and lesbians to enter legal agreements that fall short of marriage. Moreover, despite the overall rise in tolerance toward gays since the 1980s, many Americans remain highly critical of homosexuals ­ and religious […]

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    Religious Beliefs Underpin Opposition to Homosexuality

    Opposition to gay marriage has increased since the summer and a narrow majority of Americans also oppose allowing gays and lesbians to enter legal agreements that fall short of marriage. Moreover, despite the overall rise in tolerance toward gays since the 1980s, many Americans remain highly critical of homosexuals ­ and religious belief is a […]

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    The 2004 Political Landscape

    Overview Over the past four years, the American electorate has been dealt a series of body blows, each capable of altering the political landscape. The voting system broke down in a presidential election. A booming economy faltered, punctuated by revelations of one of the worst business scandals in U.S. history. And the country endured a […]

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