Almost All Adults Remember Exactly When They Heard About Sept. 11 Attacks
Nearly all Americans remember where they were and what they were doing at the time of the Sept, 11, 2001 terror attacks
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Most Have Broadband Internet Connections at Home
The share of Americans with broadband internet access has grown sharply over past decade
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Majority Says Rich Pay Too Little in Federal Taxes
A majority of adults say that upper-income people pay too little in federal taxes.
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Two Thirds of Democrats Now Support Gay Marriage
Support for gay marriage among Democrats stands at 65%, up 15 points since 2008.
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Millennials Tend to Identify with the Democratic Party
More than half of Millennials say they identify with or lean to the Democratic Party.
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Interest in Democratic Convention Not as High as in 2008
Just more than four-in-ten Americans say they are interested in what happens at the Democratic convention, down from about six-in-ten in 2008.
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Majority of Public Agrees Labor Unions Needed
Nearly two-thirds of Americans agree that labor unions are necessary to protect working people.
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Most Have Favorable View of Michelle Obama
About two-thirds of registered voters have a favorable impression of Michelle Obama.
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Most Americans Watched Some of GOP Convention in 2008
Four years ago, 56% of the public watched at least some of the GOP convention and 46% watched at least some of the Democratic gathering.
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Independents Give Low Ratings to Ryan, But Are More Negative on Biden
A plurality of independents (42%) rate Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate “only fair” or “poor,” but even more rate Joe Biden’s performance negatively.