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    Americans and Social Trust: Who, Where and Why

    Social trust is a belief in the honesty, integrity and reliability of others – a “faith in people.” It’s a simple enough concept to describe. But it’s never been easy to figure out who trusts, or why.

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    States Considering Bans on Trans Fats

    That’s the number of states in which legislators are currently considering full or partial statewide bans on trans fats, following the lead set by New York City in early December when it instituted a ban on trans fats in restaurants and school cafeterias.

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    The News Media Wonder Whether Iran is Next

    For much of 2007, the conflict in Iraq has dominated news coverage. Last week, a scenario that had largely been confined to a few cable hosts—the role of Iran and the possibility of war there—made its way onto the media agenda.

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    Communities, Learning, and the Internet

    A discussion of Pew Internet Project findings about how the internet has changed communities and the general learning environment of users.

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    Too Much Anna Nicole, But the Saga Attracts an Audience

    Summary of Findings Most Americans feel the press has gone overboard in covering the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Fully 61% believe the Smith story has been overcovered, far more than the number saying that about any other recent story. Even so, a sizable minority (11%) followed Smith’s death more closely than any of last […]

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    Internet Users Who Blog

    That’s the percent of internet users who report keeping a blog. Thirty-nine percent of internet users, or about 57 million American adults, read blogs — a significant increase from the fall of 2005.

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    Latino Workers in Construction Jobs

    That’s the number of Latino workers hired by the U.S. construction industry since the jobs recovery began in 2003.

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    War Support Slips, Fewer Expect a Successful Outcome

    Summary of Findings Public support for the war in Iraq continues to decline, as a growing number of political independents are turning against the war. Overall, a 53% majority of Americans believe the U.S. should bring its troops home as soon as possible – up five points in the past month and the highest percentage […]

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    Hands Off The High School Paper

    Student journalists and school personnel have been known to clash on occasion over what news is fit to print. Now precedent-setting legislation wending its way through the Washington State House is intended to give students more control over and responsibility for the content of the school publication.

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    How Many Kids Will Congress Cover?

    The federally assisted State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) has substantially reduced the number of American children without health coverage; advocates in Congress and governors of both parties, see the program as the foundation for universal health coverage. But the Bush administration is calling for cutbacks.