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    From Candidate to President

    One-word descriptions of President Obama have changed dramatically since he was a candidate.

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    Friending Mom and Dad

    Over a third of adults now have a profile on a social networking website.

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    Blog This

    More Americans now get news from the internet than from newspapers.

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    Immigration Issue

    Fewer than a third of Latinos rate immigration an “extremely important” issue.

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    Lonely Valentine

    ValentineEven among the minority of single young Americans who say they are seeking relationships, about half (49%) say they have had at most one date over the previous three months.

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    Reject Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

    DarwinOn his 200th birthday, Charles Darwin can claim relatively few American adherents to his theory of the evolution of species through natural selection. In a recent survey, 63% of Americans say they believe that humans and other animals have either always existed in their present form or have evolved over time under the guidance of a supreme being

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    Limbaugh Holds onto his Niche — Conservative Men

    While Rush’s syndicated radio show does not have the reach of other conservative favorites like Bill O’Reilly’s television program, his audience is by far the most conservative of any program or network tested by a Pew Research survey. It was also the most male.

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    African-Americans and Religion

    A new analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that African-Americans are markedly more religious on a variety of measures than the U.S. population as a whole. Source: Pew Forum U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted in 2007, released in 2008 Data tables available in the full report.

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    A Religious Portrait of African-Americans

    Overview I. Religious Affiliation and Demographics II. Religious Beliefs and Practices III. Social and Political Views Overview While the U.S. is generally considered a highly religious nation, African-Americans are markedly more religious on a variety of measures than the U.S. population as a whole, including level of affiliation with a religion, attendance at religious services, […]

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