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    Video Uploaders

    Among internet users, 14% have uploaded a video to the internet.

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    Dad’s Popular — but Dogs Are More So

    Nearly three-in-four adults say they feel “close” to their fathers — but America’s dads shouldn’t feel too smug. Not only do moms outpoll them on the intimacy scale, but the family dog tops both.

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    Search: Me

    Fully 57% of internet users have used an online search engine to look up their own name and see what information about them is on the internet.

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    At Long Last, Divorce

    The breakup of the 40-year marriage of former Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper raises the intriguing question: What is the likelihood that a long-duration marriage will end in divorce? Here is a look at some relevant data.

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    Seniors are Strongest Advocates for Change in 2010

    Older Americans have a more negative view of incumbents, are more likely to vote for a candidate with no elective experience and less likely to support those who compromise than are Americans younger than age 65.

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    Your New Tube: Online Video Continues to Grow

    With an assist from YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, 69% of internet users have watched video online. There have been dramatic increases in the viewing of comedy and political videos, as well as movies and television on the internet.

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    Reaction to “Libertarian” Divided

    The word “libertarian” draws a mixed reaction from Americans, with as many having a positive (38%) as negative (37%) response to the word.

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    Unmarried Mothers

    A record four-in-ten births were to unmarried women in 2008.

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    Are Americans Rude?

    A reader asks: Do people in foreign countries find Americans polite? A Pew Research survey finds few in Western counties call them “rude,” including just 12% of Germans.

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    Post Spill, Still Drill?

    Though fewer Americans support offshore oil drilling in the wake of the Gulf spill, a majority still supports new drilling.

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