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    Will Obama Ride Reagan’s Ratings Roller Coaster?

    A close look at reactions to Reagan’s first few months in office provides striking parallels with what polls now find about opinions of Obama. And a consideration of the Reagan experience may well give some clues as to what lies ahead for the 44th president.

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    Governing as Social Networking

    Lee Rainie discussed the Project’s research about how the internet and cell phones are affecting citizens and how government agencies have new opportunities to plug into citizens’ social networks as they try to solve problems in their lives.

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    Teens and Mobile Phones

    The Family Online Safety Institute convened the Wireless Online Safety Conference to examine issues around youth, mobile phones and safety. Amanda Lenhart sets the scene with this presentation, sharing 5 years of Pew Internet data on teens and cel…

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    Renew U.S.-Cuba Ties

    A narrow majority of Americans believes that the United States should re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba.

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    Nevada the ‘Magnet’ State

    Nevada is the nation’s most “magnetic” state in that fully 86% of its adult residents were born in a different state.

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    Switching Religions

    About 44% of U.S. adults have switched religious affiliation including dropping any connection to a specific religious tradition.

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    A Bare Majority of Protestants

    The number of Americans who report that they are members of Protestant denominations now stands at 51%.

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    The Second Coming of Jesus

    Fully 79% of Christians in the U.S. say they believe that Christ will return to Earth someday.

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    Surfing Online, but Staying Put

    Even though they may love the internet, six-in-ten Americans are not on board with mobile devices.

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    Do U Txt?

    Ambivalent Networkers — the 7% of Americans most dedicated to their cell phones — are always connected but don’t always love to hear their phone ring, vibrate or play a downloaded song.