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    Latinos and the 2006 Mid-term Election

    Widely cited findings in the national exit polls suggest Latinos tilted heavily in favor of the Democrats in the 2006 election, taking back a significant portion of the support they had granted the Republicans just two years earlier.

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    Wal-Mart Nation

    That’s the number of Americans familiar with Wal-Mart, who have a favorable opinion of the company according to a Pew survey. That high rating didn’t keep the nation’s largest retailer from suffering a 0.1% drop in same-store sales over the bellwether Thanksgiving shopping weekend, news of which led the stock market downward on Monday.

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    Success of Democrats’ Agenda

    That’s the number of Americans who say they think Democratic leaders will be successful in getting their programs passed into law — about the same level of confidence that Americans voiced about GOP legislative prospects in December 1994.

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    Election Night 2006

    How did the news media fare on Nov. 7? A PEJ study of 32 different media outlets on Election Day offers “five lessons” about the coverage of major breaking- news events in the multi-media era, and a “sector-by-sector” breakdown. While some outlets struggled to find their role, those that combined both speed and interactivity seemed the most useful destinations.

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    Virtual Tours

    More than half of internet users have taken virtual tours — nearly doubling the number who had done so in late 2004.

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    Bad News from the College Campus

    According to the Student Press Law Center, large numbers of college papers are being stolen from racks and newsstands at an alarming rate this semester. In most cases, the perpetrators seem intent in quashing stories about controversial or unpopular subjects. And one advocate for student journalists thinks it’s time for college administrators to crack down on the problem.

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    Podcast Downloading

    Some 12% of internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it or view it at a later time.