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    Fred Thompson’s Online Campaign Is in Full Swing

    When he formally enters the 2008 race this week, former Sen. Fred Thompson can behave in all ways like a presidential candidate. But on his “testing the waters” website, I’mwithFred.com, he’s already been busy reaching out to supporters.

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    Home Insurance Woes Mount in U.S. Coastal Areas

    Two years after Hurricane Katrina, state governments along the Gulf Coast and in other storm-prone areas struggle to keep affordable coverage available in areas seen as increasingly risky.

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    Muslim American Life Since 9/11

    That’s the percentage of Muslim Americans who say that since the 9/11 attacks, it has become more difficult to be a Muslim in the United States; 40% see no change.

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    Call Births to Unwed Mothers a Big Problem

    That’s the number of U.S. adults who say that the growing number of children in this country born to unmarried mothers is a “big problem,” although there is little agreement on the primary cause of the problem.

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    Working Moms: Good or Bad for Society?

    That’s the plurality of at-home moms who consider the increase in working mothers bad for society; some 34% of working moms agree.

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    Optimists About Housing Prices

    As recently as June, more than six-in-ten Americans (62%) still expected U.S. housing prices to continue to rise.

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    States Seek to Dampen Text Book Sticker Shock

    Returning college students may get some pocketbook relief at campus bookstores as states and university officials take aim at some publisher and faculty practices blamed for raising prices.

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    Along the Iraq-Vietnam Parallel

    To many observers the most obvious parallel between the two conflicts is that, after early public support, disillusionment mounted as hostilities dragged on. But while the overall trajectory is similar, an important political difference distinguishes public attitudes toward the two wars.

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