Resources on the Future of the Global Muslim Population
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Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Peer-to-peer healthcare is common in the U.S.
Many people – especially those living with chronic and rare diseases – use online connections to supplement professional medical advice.
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Libya on the Brink Leads the News
First it was Egypt, then Bahrain and last week, Libya as the media focused on yet another country in the rolling and roiling season of Mideast revolution. Back at home, the faceoff between pro-union forces and Wisconsin’s Republican governor fueled coverage of the week’s second-biggest story.
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Public Favors Tougher Border Controls and Path to Citizenship
Overview The public continues to favor tough measures to crack down on illegal immigration. Yet Americans see no contradiction in supporting both stepped-up border security and a way for people already in the United States illegally to gain citizenship. The idea of changing the constitution to bar the children of illegal immigrants from becoming citizens […]
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Global Trouble Spots Top Public’s News Interests
Overview The public expresses far more interest in news from global hot spots, including Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea, than in news from many less troubled countries. And while most Americans express interest in what happens in Canada and Great Britain, far fewer are interested in developments from other traditional U.S. allies – notably France. […]
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Bloggers Debate the Budget Deficit and Egypt’s Future
Two very different issues led the conversation on the blogosphere last week: the record U.S. deficit and the post-Mubarak transformation in Egypt. On Twitter, the No. 1 topic was self-referential— a list of influential English people who use Twitter.