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    Same-Sex Marriage in California: Legal and Political Prospects

    Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles Special Report: The Same-Sex Marriage Debate An Overview of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate The Constitutional Dimensions of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate A Stable Majority: Most Americans Still Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Additional Resources Map: State Policies on Same-Sex Marriage (Stateline.org) Religious Groups’ Official Positions on Same-Sex Marriage Same-Sex Marriage Candidate Comparison Same-Sex […]

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    The Post’s Scoop Makes Major News

    A sparring match between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama helped make the 2008 campaign the biggest story in the news last week. And a strange judge kept the Anna Nicole Smith case in the headlines. But it was a Washington Post investigation that created the biggest waves.

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    Wireless Internet Access

    Some 34% of internet users have logged onto the internet using a wireless connection either around the house, at their workplace, or some place else.

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    Voters Remain In Neutral As Presidential Campaign Moves Into High Gear

    Summary of Findings The 2008 presidential campaign has kicked off earlier than usual with more candidates than usual, but many people appear not to have noticed. Americans are no more likely to say they have given the presidential campaign much thought than they did in December, and just small minorities can name a candidate they […]

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    Iraq Most Closely Followed and Covered News Story

    Summary of Findings The public and the news media divided their attention last week among the top international stories, harsh winter weather, politics and the ongoing saga surrounding the death of Anna Nicole Smith. The Iraq war remained the No. 1 story both in terms of public interest and news coverage, however, the public hung […]

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    Christians First, Americans Second

    That’s the proportion of U.S. adults who say they see themselves as Christians first rather than as Americans first. An additional 7% say they self-identify as both equally.

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    Hispanic Employment Gains

    That’s the increase in overall employment for Hispanics between the second quarters of 2005 and 2006.

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    Casual Sex Among the Young

    That’s the number of Gen Next Americans (18-25 year olds) who say today’s youth are more likely to have casual sex than were young people 20 years ago. Only 7% of Nexters say their generation has less casual sex and 17% say they have about the same amount. Gen Nexters offer some other fairly harsh assessments about how their behavior and lifestyle compare with the generation that preceded them.