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    Free Traders, Again

    A plurality of Americans say free trade agreements like NAFTA are good for the country.

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    The Debate over Gitmo and Waterboarding Drives the News

    In the last several weeks, terrorism has topped the news agenda more often than the economic crisis. As last week’s dueling Cheney-Obama speeches showed, that’s what happens when a hot-button topic becomes the Beltway’s primary political fault line.

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    Independents Take Center Stage in Obama Era

    Overview Centrism has emerged as a dominant factor in public opinion as the Obama era begins. The political values and core attitudes that the Pew Research Center has monitored since 1987 show little overall ideological movement. Republicans and Democrats are even more divided than in the past, while the growing political middle is steadfastly mixed […]