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While a majority of Americans believe that next year will be better than 2010, there was far more optimism at the beginning of the year.

Only about a third of Americans in a fall survey expected better economic conditions a year hence. By contrast, in the midst of the Great Depression, and with another downturn in the offing, half of Americans still expected general business conditions to improve over the next six months.

Fewer than half of Americans approve of Republican plans and policies in a post-election poll.

The public is split on Bush’s tax cuts, with roughly equal numbers calling for retention of all tax cuts (30%),total repeal (31%) or repeal of just cuts for the wealthy (27%).

Roughly half the public believes that in 40 years human beings will be cloned and an extinct animal will be brought back through cloning.

One-in-five American adults do not use the internet.

Most Americans do not believe paper editions of newspapers will exist in 2050.

Despite the continuing economic downturn, by a two-to-one margin, Americans believe their country will continue to be prosperous and make economic progress.