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    Oprah Boosts Obama’s Visibility

    Summary of Findings Oprah Winfrey’s well-publicized appearances with Barack Obama have raised Obama’s visibility, especially among African Americans. Roughly a quarter of Americans (26%) say they have heard more about Obama recently than any other presidential candidate, up from just 10% in November. Meanwhile, though Hillary Clinton remains the most visible candidate overall, the proportion […]

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    Trade Makes Strange Bedfellows

    That’s the percent of conservative Republicans who think that free trade agreements have, on the whole, been a bad thing for the United States — a view held by essentially the same percentage (32%) of liberal Democrats.

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    A Nuclear Surprise Puts Iran in the News

    For most of the year, the American media have been far more preoccupied with the war in Iraq than with growing tensions between the U.S. and Iran. But last week, a new intelligence report sparked a heated debate over policy toward the leadership in Tehran.