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    Young Online Political Activists

    About one in four internet-using adults ages 18-29 use blogs or social networking sites as a venue for political or civic involvement.

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    Willing Retirees

    About half of all current retirees say they retired because they wanted to.

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    Whistling While They Work

    Fully nine-in-ten employed Americans say they are either “completely satisfied” or “mostly satisfied” with their jobs; older working adults are the most content.

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    Security Trumps Salary

    By a ratio of nearly two-to-one, survey respondents say they would prefer a job that offers better security over one that offers higher pay but less stability.

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    Older Workers Want to Work

    A majority (54%) of workers ages 65 and older say the main reason they work is that they want to.

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    Delaying Retirement

    Among workers ages 50 to 61, fully 63% say they might have to push back their expected retirement date because of current economic conditions.

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    Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan

    Research specialist Aaron Smith will be a panelist at the first panel of BroadbandCensus.com’s series “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan.” The panelists will consider the FCC’s summer broadband workshops, and how individuals and en…

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    A Speech and a Shout Drive Health Care Coverage

    Due largely to the President’s prime time address to Congress, coverage of the health care reform issue exploded last week. And an Obama speech to school children that wasn’t so controversial after all also made the top story list.