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short readsSep 11, 2013

Colorado recall points to greater intensity among gun-rights supporters

Supporters of gun-rights tend to feel more strongly about their position, and more willing to act on it politically, than backers of gun-control legislation.
reportSep 11, 2013

Tea Party Increasingly Unhappy with GOP Leadership

Overview As lawmakers return for what promises to be a busy fall session, GOP congressional leaders face mounting disapproval among Tea Party Republicans. Just 27% of Republicans and GOP leaners who agree with the Tea Party approve of the job Republican leaders in Congress are doing, compared with 71% who disapprove. The job rating of […]
reportSep 11, 2013

Support for suicide bombing in Muslim countries shows drop over last decade, Pew Research shows
short readsSep 11, 2013

Abercrombie hijab firing highlights Muslim concern about discrimination

A federal judge ruled this week that the clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch wrongly fired a Muslim employee in San Mateo, Calif., for wearing a headscarf. About six-in-ten Muslim American women (59%) say they wear the headcover (or hijab) at least some of the time, including 36% who say they wear it whenever they are in public.
reportSep 11, 2013

Hamas popularity strikingly low in Turkey, Pew survey finds
reportSep 11, 2013

What to remember in Syria from Iraq’s sectarian war
short readsSep 11, 2013

U.S. spends over $16 billion annually on counter-terrorism

Amount the U.S. intelligence community proposed to spend on counter-terrorism in fiscal 2013.
short readsSep 10, 2013

Can presidential speeches change minds? The evidence suggest not

The presidency may well be a “bully pulpit,” in Theodore Roosevelt’s original sense, a position that commands attention. But as President Barack Obama prepares to address the nation Tuesday in support of taking military action against Syria, there’s little evidence (at least in recent times) that presidential speeches are very effective at moving the needle […]
short readsSep 10, 2013

In Pakistan, most say Ahmadis are not Muslim

Anti-Ahmadi sentiment runs high in Pakistan, where two in three Pakistani Muslims say Ahmadis are not Muslim.
reportSep 10, 2013

Most Muslims reject Taliban, Al Qaeda: survey

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Colorado recall points to greater intensity among gun-rights supporters

Tea Party Increasingly Unhappy with GOP Leadership

Support for suicide bombing in Muslim countries shows drop over last decade, Pew Research shows

Abercrombie hijab firing highlights Muslim concern about discrimination

Hamas popularity strikingly low in Turkey, Pew survey finds

What to remember in Syria from Iraq’s sectarian war

U.S. spends over $16 billion annually on counter-terrorism

Can presidential speeches change minds? The evidence suggest not

In Pakistan, most say Ahmadis are not Muslim

Most Muslims reject Taliban, Al Qaeda: survey