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    Public’s News Habits Little Changed by September 11

    Introduction and Summary The public’s news habits have been largely unaffected by the Sept. 11 attacks and subsequent war on terrorism. Reported levels of reading, watching and listening to the news are not markedly different than in the spring of 2000. At best, a slightly larger percentage of the public is expressing general interest in […]

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    Governor George Ryan: An Address on the Death Penalty

    5pm University of Chicago Divinity School Chicago, Illinois George H. Ryan is the Governor of Illinois. He was elected the state’s 39th governor on November 3, 1998, continuing a career of public service that included terms as secretary of state (1991-1999) and lieutenant governor (1983-91). Ryan also had an accomplished 10-year legislative career (1973-1983) in […]

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    Work or Study

    The Latino labor force is experiencing a major generational shift as increasing numbers of today’s young native-born Latino Americans become workers. This report describes the wage, employment outcomes, and labor market attachment of Latino adults by age and generation during the economic expansion of the late 1990s.

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    The War on Terrorism

    The news Americans see on network television has softened considerably since 2001l, to the point that it looks more like it did before the terrorist attacks than immediately after.

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    Democrats Less Pleased with Party’s Performance

    Survey Findings A year after Democrats took control of the Senate, the party’s rank-and-file give Democratic congressional leaders lower marks for performance than GOP adherents give their leadership. While 64% of Democrats approve of their leaders’ job performance, 80% of Republicans have a positive view of the job GOP leaders are doing. Consequently, the Democratic […]

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    Vital Decisions: A Pew Internet Health Report

    Disease information, material about weight control, and facts about prescription drugs top the list of interests for health seekers. A typical health seeker searches for medical information only occasionally, and she relies on search engines and mult…

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    Vital Decisions

    Most Internet users who seek health information online find the advice they’re looking for and are cautious about how they use it. But only a quarter of them follow experts’ advice to carefully check the credibility of their sources. Medical librarians produce a guide for smart online health searches and great Web sites. WASHINGTON (May […]

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    Reconciling Obligations: Accommodating Religious Practice on the Job

    9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Washington, D.C. 9:15 – 9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 – 10:50 History of Relevant Law, Legislation and Enforcement Efforts Roberto Corrada, University of Denver Law School Richard Foltin, American Jewish Committee David Frank, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission David Lachmann, Minority Staff, Judiciary Committee, House of Representatives Avi Schick, Office […]

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    Counting The “Other Hispanics”

    This study reports on an alternative estimate of the breakdown of the Hispanic population according to national origin groups. Based on recently released Census Bureau data, the estimate reduces the “other” category by more than half. This estimate does not change the overall size of the Hispanic population, but it does offer a new calculation of how national groups are distributed within that population.