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    5. Scenario: Auto insurance discounts and monitoring

    As mobile devices, GPS systems and sensors proliferate there are more and more opportunities for people to be offered goods and services at rates that are tied to their behaviors. For instance, since 1998 Progressive insurance has been offering people the chance to install telematics devices that track their driving behavior and offering discounts to […]

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    3. The further rise of niche and digital media

    As legacy print media continue to scale back their presence on the Hill, niche and digital media have expanded. According to analysis of data from the Senate Press Gallery, 662 journalists from niche outlets and broad-interest websites were accredited to the Gallery in 2014, a number that increased by about one-third (32%) from 2009 levels. […]

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    Faith and the 2016 Campaign

    GOP contender Donald Trump is not widely viewed as religious, even among Republicans. And the share of Americans who say Hillary Clinton is not a religious person has risen sharply since she first ran for president eight years ago.

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    5. Wealth gap between middle-income and upper-income families reaches record high

    The gaps in the wealth (assets minus debts) of lower-, middle- and upper-income families are much wider than the gaps in income.[46. numoffset=”46″ Data on wealth are collected for families, as opposed to households. Technically, they are slightly different. As per the Census Bureau, a family consists of all related people living in the same […]

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    1. The journalists covering Washington and whom they work for

    The cohort of journalists covering Washington affairs, from Congress to the White House and other federal agencies, continues to evolve. Reporters working for specialty publications often catering to elite audiences, labeled “niche” outlets in this report, have risen in number. So too have journalists working for publications that were born on the web – newer […]

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    Presidential job approval ratings from Ike to Obama

    Perhaps no measure better captures the public’s sentiment toward the president than job approval. It dates back to the earliest days of public opinion polling, when George Gallup asked about Franklin D. Roosevelt starting in the 1930s.

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    2. Views on immigration, diversity, social issues

    Republican and Democratic registered voters remain far apart on key questions regarding perceptions of immigrants and immigration policy, views on the security treatment of U.S. Muslims and views on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. These gaps across parties are familiar. The gaps within parties by primary candidate support vary by issue. In general, […]