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    Dem ID Advantage

    Nearly four-in-ten voters identify themselves as Democrats.

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    Where’s Home?

    Among adults who have lived in multiple communities, four-in-ten say home is not where they currently live.

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    Tickets to Paradise

    Three-in-ten Americans say belief is the key factor in achieving eternal life; about the same proportion view actions as the primary factor (29%).

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    First-Time Hispanic Voters

    One-in-five Hispanics who voted in last November’s election were first-time voters.

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    Housing Crisis

    One-in-five Americans have had trouble paying their rent or mortgage in the past year.

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    Big Macs or Lattes?

    More Americans would rather live in a place with more McDonald’s than Starbucks.

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    Stimulus Success Shifts the Storyline

    The country’s financial crisis last week became the biggest story in more than three months. The Treasury Secretary got unflattering media reviews, but the press narrative turned more positive for President Obama.

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    The New News Media-scape

    This speech pulls together Pew Internet findings and analysis about how people get news and relate to news items in the digital age.

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    The Future of Music Policy

    The Future of Music Coalition’s Policy Day brings together musicians, techies, policymakers and advocates to discuss the changing music and technology policy landscape.