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    The Iraq Challenge

    Soaring concern about the economy has displaced the Iraq War as the top priority issue among voters. Ambivalent and contradictory public opinions further complicate the role that the conflict will play in the November election.

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    U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Beliefs and Practices

    A major survey confirms the close link between Americans’ religious affiliation, beliefs and practices, on the one hand, and their social and political attitudes, on the other. The social and political fault lines in American society run through, as well as alongside, religious traditions.

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    The Middle Class Blues

    When it comes to anxiety about family finances, an old truism applies: Where you stand depends on where you sit. Or, more precisely, on where your house or apartment sits.

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    African Americans Assess Recent Progress

    Just one-in-five African Americans now say things are better for blacks now than they were five years ago — down from 70% who said so in 1969.

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    Co-Worker Searches

    One-in-five online adults have used a search engine to find information about a co-worker, professional colleague, or business competitor.

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    Discrimination Most Important Problem Facing U.S. Muslims

    Cited by 19% of Muslim Americans, prejudice and discrimination lead the list of the biggest problems that U.S. Muslims say they face, followed by being viewed as terrorists, ignorance about Islam and negative stereotyping.

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    Rating Personal Finances

    As has been the case for some time, Americans are close to evenly divided between those who rate their personal finances as only fair or poor (51%) and those who say they are excellent or good (47%).

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    Home Addresses Online

    More than a third of adults say that their home address is available online.

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    The Young Value Wealth the Most

    Wealth holds a great attraction for the young, according to a recent Pew Social Trends survey, with 20% of all adults under age 30 saying being wealthy is a top priority for them — easily the largest proportion of any age group.

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