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    Beck Check

    Only 40% of U.S. adults overall — and 32% of Democrats — can correctly identify Glenn Beck as a talk show host.

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    The Marriage Dearth

    Scarcely more than half of American males ages 15 and older are currently married.

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    Marrying Young

    Among the states, the lowest median age of marriage, 24, is found in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Idaho and Utah.

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    Splitsville

    Nevada has the highest share of divorced women (16%), although Maine is close behind at 15%.

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    War in Gaza Casts Shadow over Transition

    The economic crisis showed few signs of easing, a scandal-plagued governor tried to anoint a Senator, and the incoming President moved to Washington. But last week, the guns of the Middle East dominated the news agenda.

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    Church and Congress

    Only five members of the new Congress (about 1%) do not specify a religious affiliation.

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    States of the Union Before and After Bush

    What a difference eight years can make — or not. As shown in a series of tables, some things have changed a great deal since George W. Bush was elected president in 2000, but other things, most notably certain American beliefs and attitudes, have remained remarkably constant.

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    From BarackObama.com to Change.gov

    A new survey finds that voters expect that the level of public engagement they experienced with Obama during the campaign, much of it occurring online, will continue into the early period of his new administration.