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    Little Pink Houses

    Four-in-ten suburban residents give their community high marks, a higher level of satisfaction than that found among residents of cities, rural areas and small towns.

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    Newspaper Nightmare

    Only a quarter of Americans say they read a print version of a newspaper.

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    Youth Movement

    Two-thirds of young voters backed Obama.

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    Buyers Market

    A majority of Americans say now is a good time to buy a home in their area.

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    A New Iron Curtain?

    Free markets still have tepid support in Eastern Europe.

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    Cool Air No Luxury

    Seven-in-ten Americans (70%) now consider home airconditioning a necessity, up from only half who said so in the mid-1990s.

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    Tweeting

    About one-in-ten online adults have used Twitter or a similar service.

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    Bailing Out Automakers

    Only 30% of the public supports extending government loans to GM and Chrysler.

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    Approval of Republican Leadership

    Just 28% of Americans say they approve of the job Republicans are doing in Congress, the lowest level in Pew Research surveys going back 15 years.

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