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    Abortion, the Court and the Public

    The confirmation hearings for Harriet Miers to become a justice of the Supreme Court will once again highlight a complex web of issues related to abortion, on which she may become the swing vote. While activists on both sides describe abortion as an issue on which there is no middle ground, decades of polling have […]

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    Turkish Accession to the EU

    Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources |  News  |  Other Resources This month the European Union will enter into membership negotiations with Turkey, a country whose population is almost entirely Muslim. This critical venture brings to the forefront profound questions about the cultural and religious identity of Europe, and of Islam’s place on the continent. The Pew […]

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    Reading the Polls on Evolution and Creationism

    This week in federal district court, a group of parents is challenging the Dover, Pa. school board’s decision to require the teaching of “intelligent design” in science classes, on the grounds that this policy violates the principle of separation of church and state. The case is just the latest in a long series of court […]

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    Leading Experts and Activists to Participate in Town Hall Meeting on the Role of Evangelicals in Global Human Rights and Bush Administration Foreign Policy

    The Oct. 6th Newsmaker Panel to be Co-Hosted by America Abroad Media’s; Marvin Kalb and WAMU 88.5 FM’s Kojo Nnamdi at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Leading experts and activists will gather for a special town hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 6, to discuss the growing influence of America’s evangelical Christian movement on […]

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    Katrina Has Only Modest Impact on Basic Public Values

    As the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort unfolds along the Gulf Coast, there has been considerable speculation about the disaster’s possible impact on fundamental public attitudes on such questions as the role of government, the plight of the poor and the extent of racial progress in the U.S. On the left, some have expressed the hope […]