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    Deficit Solutions Meet With Public Skepticism

    Seven-in-ten say the deficit is a major problem that must be addressed right away, but this general consensus evaporates when concrete deficit reduction proposals are tested.

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    Leaked Documents Drive the Online Conversation

    The social media were galvanized last week by the WikiLeaks dissemination of secret U.S. documents—sharing and commenting on a number of different elements in the story. Twitter users drew even more attention, though, to a major scientific discovery largely uncovered in the mainstream press.

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    8% of online Americans use Twitter

    Eight percent of online adults use Twitter. It is particularly popular with young adults, minorities, and those who live in cities.

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    Laid off twice by 24

    “A surprising number of employees in their early twenties may have already experienced multiple layoffs,” said David Morrison, managing director and founder of Twentysomething Inc., a marketing company that focuses on Gen Y.

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    Mixed Views on Tax Cuts, Support for START and Allowing Gays to Serve Openly

    Overview With the public giving subpar approval ratings to President Obama and continuing to express negative views of Congress and the political parties, it goes its own way on many of the remaining issues before the lame-duck Congress. In a survey conducted before Obama and GOP leaders agreed to temporarily extend all Bush-era tax cuts, […]

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    Going Viral Against HIV and STIs

    Susannah Fox will present Pew Internet’s health and social media research at a public forum sponsored by the New York State Dept. of Health and AIDS.gov

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    The 2010 U.S. Population Is…

    The Census Bureau today released five sets of population estimates for the nation as of April 1–but not from the soon-to-be-released 2010 Census count.