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    National Day of Prayer

    Nearly six-in-ten adults in the U.S. say they pray at least once a day.

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    United We Stand … on Technology

    Americans are widely dissatisfied not only with government but with most major institutions. One notable exception: the technology industry.

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    The Semantic Web

    Technology experts and stakeholders are divided over whether a world in which software agents carry out sophisticated tasks for users is on the immediate horizon.

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    Text Me

    One in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day, or 3,000 texts a month.

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    Teen Girls Text More than Boys

    Teenage girls typically send and receive more than twice the texts (80 a day) as do boys (30 a day).

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    Birth Rates Falls with Economy

    After rising to their highest levels in two decades, birth rates in the U.S. declined a bit in 2008, a result that appears to be linked to the recession.

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    Text Message Received

    Over half of all teens send text messages to their friends daily.

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    Tea Party Lemons?

    When asked to give a one-word impression of the Tea Party movement, a plurality of respondents offered a negative word.

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