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    Say Press is Generally Accurate

    Just 29% of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts straight, while 63% say that news stories are often inaccurate.

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    See Immigrant/Native Born Conflict

    A majority (55%) of adults said there are conflicts between immigrants and people born in the U.S., substantially more than see such conflicts between blacks and whites or the young and old.

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    Mexicans Who Would Move to the U.S.

    One-in-three Mexicans say that if they had the means and opportunity to go live in the U.S. they would do so, and most of those say they would do so without authorization.

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    See Muslims as Victims of Discrimination

    Nearly six-in-ten adults say that Muslims are subject to a lot of discrimination, far more than say the same about Jews, evangelical Christians, atheists or Mormons.

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    Islam and Violence

    A plurality of Americans (45%) say Islam is no more likely than other faiths to encourage violence among its believers.

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    Personally Know a Muslim

    Nearly half of Americans (45%) personally know a Muslim, slightly more than in November 2001, when 38% said they personally knew a Muslim.

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    Know Muslim Name for God

    A slim majority of Americans (53%) know the Muslim name for God is Allah, and a similar number (52%) can correctly name the Koran as the Islamic sacred text.

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    Young Online Political Activists

    About one in four internet-using adults ages 18-29 use blogs or social networking sites as a venue for political or civic involvement.

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