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    America Online

    Three-quarters of adults use the internet.

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    Are Wireless

    Just over half of adults connect to the internet wirelessly at least on occasion.

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    Colbert Nation

    Just over four-in-ten Americans can identify Stephen Colbert as a comedian and television talk show host.

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    Filibuster Proof

    Just a quarter of Americans know it takes 60 votes to break a filibuster in the Senate.

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    Political Brain

    On a 12-question news quiz, Americans answered an average of 5.3 questions correctly.

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    Global Warming Not So Hot

    Dealing with global warming ranks at the bottom of the public’s policy agenda.

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    Inviting Centrists to the Tea Party

    The Tea Party movement may well attract more supporters as it becomes better known although divisions among Republicans and independents’ wariness of political extremes may limit its growth.

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