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    Americans’ Less Confident About Solving Problems

    That’s the proportion of the U.S. public that agrees with the statement that “as Americans we can always find a way to solve our problems and get what we want,” a 16-point drop from the 74% who thought so in 2002.

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    Young White Evangelical Support for Bush

    That’s the percentage of white evangelicals ages 18-29 who now say they approve of the job President Bush is doing, a 42- percentage-point drop since 2002.

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    Mormonism Not a Christian Religion

    Nearly a third of Americans (31%) express the opinion that Mormonism is not a Christian religion; white evangelical Protestants are most likely to take this view.

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    Electing a Woman President

    That’s the percentage of Americans who say that electing a woman president would be a good thing, a 55% majority say they do not think the gender for the president matters and 9% think a woman president would be a bad thing.

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    Parental Rules for Teenage Internet Users

    That’s the percentage of parents who say they have rules about the kinds of internet sites their teenaged children can or cannot visit, as well as rule about what kinds of information their children can share with people they talk to online.

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    Talk Hosts Play the Blame Game with California Fires

    The disaster in Southern California dominated the conversation in the talk show universe last week. Not every host played the story the same way. But for some the search was on for bad guys—with FEMA and environmentalists getting caught in the crosshairs.

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    California Wildfires Draw Large Audience

    Summary of Findings The California wildfires overshadowed all other news stories last week both in terms of public interest and news coverage. Four-in-ten Americans followed news about the fires very closely, making it the fourth most closely followed news story of the year. The only stories that have attracted a larger audience this year were […]