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    Look for the Union Label?

    Roughly six-in-ten Americans say labor unions are necessary to protect working people, an all-time low in Pew Research surveys.

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    Recession Turns a Graying Office Grayer

    Older adults are staying in the labor force longer, and younger adults are staying out of it longer. Both trends intensified with the recession and are expected to continue after the economy recovers. One reason: Older workers value not just a paycheck, but the psychological and social rewards.

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    Civic Engagement Online: Politics as Usual

    The internet is not changing the character of civic engagement, as participation remains the domain of those with high levels of income and education. However, there are hints that forms of civic engagement anchored in blogs and social networking sites could alter long-standing patterns.

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    Feeling Drowsy?

    On a typical day, a third of adults in the U.S. take a nap.

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    Obamamania Misses Most Muslim Countries

    In only five of the 25 publics surveyed in 2009 did fewer than 30% express a favorable view of the U.S. — all of which are overwhelmingly Muslim.

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    Fountain of Youth Out West

    Adults ages 65 and older who live in the West are the most likely to say they don’t feel old.

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    Whose Federal Government?

    The partisan split in favorability ratings of the federal government changed dramatically with the change in presidential administrations.

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    Far More Pakistanis Now View the Taliban Unfavorably

    Over the past year, there has been a 37-point increase in the number of Pakistanis who hold unfavorable opinions of the Taliban and a similarly large increase in negative views of al Qaeda.

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    Pakistanis Top Threat: India

    More Pakistanis say India is a threat to their country than say so about the Taliban or al Qaeda.

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