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    Covering Census 2010: A Workshop for Journalists

    Journalists Ron Nixon of the New York Times and Paul Overberg of USA Today presented a workshop for journalists on how to cover the 2010 Census at the Pew Research Center Jan. 21.

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    Limited Black Confidence in Police

    Only about half (55%) of all African Americans express confidence in the police to do a good job enforcing the law.

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    Look for the Union Label?

    Roughly six-in-ten Americans say labor unions are necessary to protect working people, an all-time low in Pew Research surveys.

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    Closing the Racial Digital Divide

    Nearly half of African Americans have gone online with a handheld device, helping to offset traditional lower levels of internet access among blacks.

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    Patient Choice in Health Information Technology

    Susannah Fox will present data about the impact of the internet on health and health care to a meeting of the HIT Policy Committee, convened by David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator…

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    Support for Abortion Slips

    Polls conducted in 2009 have found fewer Americans expressing support for abortion than in previous years. In Pew Research Center polls in 2007 and 2008, supporters of legal abortion clearly outnumbered opponents; now Americans are evenly divided on the question, and there have been modest increases in the numbers who favor reducing abortions or making […]

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    Section 1: Views of Obama and Congressional Leaders

    Barack Obama’s job approval ratings have remained stable over the course of the last several months. Currently, 52% of Americans approve of the president’s job performance while 36% disapprove. Eight-in-ten (80%) Democrats approve of the way Obama is handling his job, compared with 49% of independents and just 20% of Republicans. As with his overall […]

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    Uncle Sam and Social Media

    Federal agencies can, and should, be the first responders to health questions. Social media can help.

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    Between Two Worlds: How Young Latinos Come of Age in America

    A Pew Hispanic Center report based on a new nationwide survey of Latino youths and on analyses of government data examines the values, attitudes, experiences and self-identity of this generation as it comes of age in America.

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    Wireless Internet Use

    More than half of Americans – 56% – have accessed the internet wirelessly on some device, such as a laptop, cell phone, MP3 player, or game console.