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    Chami, Ralph, Connel Fullenkamp and Samir Jahjah. 2003. “Are Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?” International Monetary Fund Working Paper 03/189. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund. Connor, Phillip. 2012. “Faith on the Move: The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants.” Washington, DC: Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project, March. International Monetary Fund. […]

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    Religious Hostilities Reach Six-Year High

    A third of the 198 countries studied had a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion in 2012. About three-in-ten countries had a high or very high level of government restrictions on religion, roughly the same as in 2011.

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    Lessons from the last government shutdown

    The 1995-1996 government shutdowns didn’t help the GOP’s image, but the party had lost support among the public well before they happened.

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    50 years ago, America turned on the television

    TV audience and survey data from the days immediately following JFK’s assassination show that Americans collectively tuned in to non-stop coverage that pioneered a new form of wall-to-wall television news delivery.

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    Section 2: Views of Trade and the Global Economy

    While Americans remain reluctant about U.S. global engagement, most see benefits to greater economic integration, even when presented with potential drawbacks such as the possibility of risk and instability in the global economy. About three-quarters of the public (77%) say the growing trade and business ties between the U.S. and other countries is a good […]