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    Chinese Applaud Beijing Olympics

    The Chinese people are nearly unanimous (96%) in believing China’s hosting of the games will be a success, with 56% saying the effort will be very successful.

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    Chinese Embrace Capitalism

    Seven-in-ten Chinese now say that people are better off in a free market economy, even though this means some may be rich while others are poor

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    Growing Inequality in China

    About nine-in-ten (89%) Chinese identify the gap between rich and poor as a major problem and 41% cite it as a very big problem.

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    Religious in China

    According to a Pew Global Attitudes survey, 31% of the Chinese public considers religion to be very or somewhat important in their lives, compared with only 11% who say religion is not at all important.

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    Interest Gap

    Democrats are following campaign news more closely than are Republicans.

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    Quick Study

    Voters give Obama’s campaign higher marks than McCain’s.

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    Three’s a Crowd?

    A majority of voters want a third political party.

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    The Power of the Protest Vote

    Don’t be surprised if third or fourth party presidential candidates garner enough votes in November to make a difference

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    America’s Four Middle Classes

    There isn’t one American middle class; there are four. Each is different from the others in its attitudes, outlook and financial circumstance—sometimes in ways that defy traditional stereotypes of the middle class.

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