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    Internet Users Who Blog

    That’s the percent of internet users who report keeping a blog. Thirty-nine percent of internet users, or about 57 million American adults, read blogs — a significant increase from the fall of 2005.

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    Latino Workers in Construction Jobs

    That’s the number of Latino workers hired by the U.S. construction industry since the jobs recovery began in 2003.

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    How Many Kids Will Congress Cover?

    The federally assisted State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) has substantially reduced the number of American children without health coverage; advocates in Congress and governors of both parties, see the program as the foundation for universal health coverage. But the Bush administration is calling for cutbacks.

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    How Reliable Are the Early Presidential Polls?

    As the number of declared presidential candidates grows, followers of early poll readings should bear in mind some caveats. Early frontrunners for the Republican nomination in most of the past seven open contests have gone on to win the nomination, but this year there are two GOP frontrunners instead of one clear leader. On the Democratic side, even when there is a clear frontrunner as there is this year with Sen. Hillary Clinton, the early polls have been less reliable in predicting who will capture the nomination.

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    Primary Scramble Prompts Calls to Slow Down

    The scramble among states to move up their presidential primaries next year has renewed calls from a number of the nation’s chief election officers to end the helter-skelter and move to a slower nominating process, such as by staging four regional primaries.

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    Hostility Among Asian Neighbors

    As the Chinese New Year approaches, China and its longtime rival Japan are in no mood to celebrate together. A Pew Global Attitudes survey found that 71% of Japanese express an unfavorable view of China and an equal number of Chinese dislike Japan.

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    States Tax Food Sales

    That’s the number of states that tax groceries; with stable budget conditions prevailing across most of the country, several states are considering scrapping their food tax.

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    Can You Trust What Polls Say about Obama’s Electoral Prospects?

    The strong showing of Democrat Barack Obama in early trial heat polls for the 2008 presidential election raises anew the question of whether the American public is ready to support an African American candidate for president. Recent polling points to two significant shifts on this question.

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    What Americans Pay For – and How

    Nearly three-in-ten adults say the most common way they take care of their regular monthly bills is by an online or electronic payment.

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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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