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    Approval of Democrats’ Election Wins by Evangelicals

    That’s the percent of white evangelical Americans who say they are happy that the Democrats won control of Congress in the midterm elections — substantially fewer than among other religious groups and seculars.

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    Virtual Tourists

    That’s the portion of American adult internet users who have taken virtual tours of another location online — from visits to Mars to more mundane areas of personal interest such as colleges and universities, tourist and vacation locales, historical sites, museums, real estate, and hotels.

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    Hispanics Say Bring U.S. Troops Home from Iraq

    That’s the percent of Hispanics who now favor bringing troops home as soon as possible, up from 51% in January 2005, and considerably higher than the number (about one in two) among the general public who think so.

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    Mega-donors Get Mixed Election Returns

    A bevy of big donors poured some of their personal fortunes into last year’s gubernatorial, state legislative and ballot-measure contests. But the super-rich had a mixed record in their single-handed efforts to sway election outcomes. In some cases, the motives of wealthy donors even backfired against their candidates or causes.

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    Hey, Big Spenders!

    That’s the (negative) percentage of their after-tax income that Americans saved last year — the lowest savings rate since 1933 when, in the depths of the Great Depression, one in four workers were jobless.

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    Dogs Edge Cats–Dad Trails Both

    That’s the number of dog owners who say they feel “close” to their pet — beating both the number of Americans who say that about their cats (84%) and the number who say that about their fathers (74%).

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    Lake Wobegon, U.S.A.

    Huge discrepancies exist between student scores on state-designed tests and on national tests.

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    Bush Builds on States’ Agenda

    It’s too soon to know how far the new Congress might go in accepting the president’s State of the Union proposals on health care, energy, immigration and education, but states aren’t waiting to find out – they’ve taken the lead on these domestic issues.

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    Favor National Identity Cards

    That’s the number of Americans who favor requiring all U.S. citizens to carry a national identity card at all times — the same proportion favors allowing airport personnel to do extra checks on passengers who appear to be of Middle Eastern descent.

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