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    Mixed Views of both Mormon and Muslim Faiths

    Slightly more than half of the U.S. public (53%) say they have a favorable opinion of both Mormons and Muslim Americans, although most say they know little or nothing about either faith.

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    Rating Pope Benedict’s Performance

    That’s the percentage of the U.S. public that thinks that Pope Benedict XVI is doing an excellent or good job at promoting good relations with other major religions; this compares with 46% who say he is doing only a fair or poor job.

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    Bill Clinton’s Possible Return

    That’s the percentage of Americans who say that the former president would have a positive influence on his wife, if she wins the presidency.

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    Republicans Increasingly Critical of Party

    Just 36% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say the Republican Party does an excellent or good job of standing up for traditional GOP positions.

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    Turmoil in Pakistan Grabs the Media’s Attention

    With the exception of the war in Iraq, international affairs tend not to generate major media interest. But General Pervez Musharraf’s Nov. 3 declaration of emergency rule in Pakistan proved to be a dramatic exception to that rule—and there may be several disquieting reasons why.

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    Amicus Brief Alert

    How the Fair Housing Act intersected with Pew Internet Project data via Craigslist.

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    Marriage/Parenthood

    Survey Details: Conducted February-March 2007 File Release Date: 13 November 2007