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    Hispanics: Targets of Discrimination

    Nearly a quarter of Americans say Hispanics face a lot of discrimination in society today, making them the racial/ethnic group the public sees as most often subjected to discrimination.

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    Beneficial Bailouts?

    Roughly half of Americans say TARP, federal loans to troubled banks, did not prevent a more severe financial crisis.

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    Not Stimulated

    Six-in-ten Americans say the economic stimulus has not helped the job situation.

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    Who Leads the GOP?

    When asked to name the leader of the GOP, seven-in-ten Americans say they don’t know (52%) or volunteer “nobody” (18%).

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    National Day of Prayer

    Nearly six-in-ten adults in the U.S. say they pray at least once a day.

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    Deliverer of Bad News

    Nearly six-in-ten news executives say journalism is headed in the “wrong direction.”

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    Birth Rates Falls with Economy

    After rising to their highest levels in two decades, birth rates in the U.S. declined a bit in 2008, a result that appears to be linked to the recession.

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    Papal Problem

    Seven-in-ten Americans say Pope Benedict has done a poor (44%) or only fair (24%) job in addressing the child sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.

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