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    Interest in bin Laden Now Tops News Coverage

    Overview Public interest in the killing of Osama bin Laden has declined since the week U.S. forces raided his compound in Pakistan. But news coverage of bin Laden’s death has fallen more precipitously. About a third of the public (32%) says they followed this news more closely than any other story last week, down from […]

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    Buying a Home is a Good Investment

    An overwhelming 81% of Americans say that purchasing a home is the best long-term investment a person can make.

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    Rent or Buy?

    By a large margin, most adults who rent would like to one day purchase a home (81%) rather than continue to rent (17%).

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    What Caused the Civil War?

    By a 48%-to-38% margin, more Americans say states’ rights rather than slavery was the main cause of the Civil War.

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    Zuckerberg vs. Boehner (updated)

    Far more young adults are able to identify the founder of Facebook (63%) than name the speaker of the House (21%).

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    Republican Control?

    Fewer than four-in-ten Americans can say which house of Congress is controlled by the GOP.