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short readsSep 22, 2006

Taliban Are Back…in the News

That’s the number of stories on Google News during the first 18 days of September that contained the word “Taliban.” That’s more than a 1000% increase over the number of stories containing that term in the first 18 days of August.
short readsSep 22, 2006

Japan’s View of China’s Military Might

That’s the percentage of Japanese who think that China’s growing military power is a bad thing for their country. That concern is shared by large majorities of others among China’s neighbors.
reportSep 22, 2006

Bush’s September Gains: A Mixed Picture

President Bush has gotten a bit of good news in some of this month’s polls by national survey organizations. But that verdict is by no means unanimous. Three polls – by AP/Ipsos, Gallup/USA Today and the Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg News – show Bush’s job approval significantly higher than in the beginning of August. But in […]
reportSep 21, 2006

Who Do That Voodoo at Harvard?

Psychologists convince test subjects at the famed university that they may have put a Voodoo hex on a disagreeable man. Also, new studies on marriage and Social Security, birth order and dirty diapers.
reportSep 21, 2006

In the States, Maximum Activity on Minimum Wages

An interactive look at how this hot issue is playing out across the country
reportSep 21, 2006

Publics of Asian Powers Hold Negative Views of One Another

China’s Neighbors Worry About Its Growing Military Strength
short readsSep 21, 2006

U.S.-Pakistani Relations

That’s the percentage of Pakistanis who say that relations between the U.S. and Pakistan have improved in recent years.
reportSep 21, 2006

Poll: Chinese Military Worries Neighbors
reportSep 21, 2006

Poll finds China-Japan tensions up
reportSep 21, 2006

Working After Retirement: The Gap Between Expectations and Reality

More than three quarters of today’s workers expect to work for pay even after they retire. Of those who feel this way, most say it’s because they’ll want to, not because they’ll have to.