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    Bloggers Unite!

    As President Bush declares one of his main goals for his second term to be to reform Social Security, a number of bloggers have united in opposition and are using the internet as a tool for political organization and action.

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    Trends 2005

    The first publication of the Pew Research Center explores American public opinion and values, religion and public life, media, the Internet, Hispanics, the states and global opinion.

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    Internet rethink

    Prediction: the internet will become more “thoughtful” in the next ten years.

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    Weather Watchers

    Chances are, if you’re reading this post, you’ve used the internet to track the weather at one time or another in your online life.

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    Email and the 2004 Campaign

    One in ten internet users signed up for political newsletters and news alerts during campaign 2004.

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    Canning Porn Spam

    The first Federal Trade Commission complaints against pornography spammers will be cheered by email users.

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    Public’s Agenda Differs From President’s

    Summary of Findings George W. Bush begins his second term with considerably less popular support than other recent incumbent presidents after their reelection. He also is proposing a second-term policy agenda that differs in several key respects from the public’s. Health care, aid for the poor, and the growing budget deficit are all increasingly important […]

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    Does “Muslim” Turkey Belong in “Christian” Europe?

    9:30am-11am National Press Club Washington, D.C. Speakers: Jonathan Davidson, Senior Advisor for Political and Academic Affairs, European Commission Delegation to the U.S. Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, Head of the Cabinet of former EU Commissioner Franz Fischler Omer Taspinar, Director, Turkey Program, The Brookings Institution Moderator: Luis Lugo, Director, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life LUIS LUGO: […]

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    Prominent Editor, Demographer to Join Pew Research Center

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 — The Pew Research Center, an independent, non-partisan “fact tank” that generates information on important issues and trends, today announced the hiring of two new senior staff members, Jodie T. Allen and Jeffrey S. Passel. Allen will serve as senior editor at the Center. She comes to the position from U.S. News […]