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    Partisanship and Cable News Audiences

    In recent years, Republican viewers have migrated increasingly to Fox News but Democrats comprise a larger share of the Fox News audience than Republicans do of CNN’s audience.

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    Searching For Clues in the Global Warming Puzzle

    Why do fewer Americans believe the earth is warming? A range of possibilities, including a sour economy and, perhaps, a cooler than normal summer in parts of the U.S., may provide an explanation.

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    Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming

    There has been a sharp decline in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising. Still, there is more support than opposition for cap and trade policy.

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    RT: More Americans Tweeting

    One-in-five online Americans are now on Twitter. Those on social networking websites, mobile internet users and young adults have been most responsible for the proliferation of tweets.

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    Too Weak to Lead the Workplace?

    Only 15% of Americans say that the scarcity of women in top business positions is because they generally lack the toughness required.

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    Surfing When Not Suffering Online

    Three-in-four Americans who go online for economic reasons also use the internet to take their minds off the recession.

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    Willing to go to War over Iran Nukes

    Six-in-ten Americans say it is more important to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons than avoiding military conflict.

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    Talk with Iran

    More than six-in-ten Americans approve of the U.S. negotiating directly with Iran over the issue of its nuclear program.

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