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    Have Confidence in Obama on Economy

    Seven-in-ten say they have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in Obama to fix the economy; 55% say that about Democratic leaders and 38% about Republican leaders.

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    Health Care Spending Trumps Deficit

    Most Americans (59%) say they would place a higher priority on spending more money to make health care more accessible and affordable than on reducing the budget deficit.

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    Want Tighter Financial Regulation

    Six-in-ten Americans think it is a good idea for the government to regulate more strictly the way major financial companies do business.

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    Stressed Smokers

    Half of all smokers say they “frequently” experience stress, compared with 35% of former smokers and 31% of those who never smoked.

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    Less Happy Smokers

    A quarter of current smokers say that they are very happy, compared with more than a third of quitters and almost four-in-ten non-smokers.

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    Bloggers Focus on April Fools’ Joke, Interrogation, and an Actress

    Bloggers and social media eschewed the economic crisis and European summitry last week to focus on a group of diverse topics ranging from journalism to political activism to environmentalism. Meanwhile the week’s most viewed YouTube video featured a trick shot from a basketball superstar.

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    Christians’ Views on the Return of Christ

    For many Christians, Easter is the most important religious holiday of the year – a time to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and look forward to the Second Coming. According to a 2006 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Pew Research Center for the People & […]

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    Partisan Bickering Is Back, Says Public

    Overview Shortly before President Obama took office in January, the public was uncharacteristically optimistic that Republicans and Democrats would work together more to solve problems in the year ahead. Less than three months later, those expectations have faded and most see a return to partisan politics in Washington. A majority (53%) currently says that Republicans […]

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    Obama’s Trip Closely Followed

    Summary of Findings Americans tracked President Obama’s first European trip more closely than other major news stories last week and much more closely than George W. Bush’s first year international summit travels in 2001. A quarter say they followed Obama’s trip and meetings with foreign leaders very closely, while 35% say they followed the trip […]

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    Smokers Can’t Blow Off Stress

    While many say they light up to relieve stress, half of all smokers say they “frequently” experience stress in their daily lives, compared with just 35% of those who once smoked and have now quit, and 31% of those who never smoked.