Public Split on Interpreting the Constitution
Half the public says the Supreme Court should base rulings on what the Constitution means now, while 45% say it should be understood as originally written.
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Debt Drama Drives Economic Coverage to Near Record High
After building for more than a month, the Beltway Battle over the debt ceiling exploded as a story last week, accounting for more than half of the newshole. No other story even generated double digit coverage in a week dominated by a single subject.
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Public Sees Budget Negotiations as “Ridiculous”, “Disgusting”, “Stupid”
From liberal Democrats to Tea Party Republicans, there is broad public consensus that the budget negotiations of recent weeks can be summed up in words such as ridiculous, disgusting, stupid, and frustrating. Nationwide, 72% describe the recent negotiations in negative terms such as these; while very few offer a positive (2%), or even neutral (11%), […]
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Muslim Americans: No Signs of Growth in Alienation or Support for Extremism
As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, a comprehensive public opinion survey finds no indication of increased alienation or anger among Muslim Americans in response to concerns about home-grown Islamic terrorists, controversies about the building of mosques and other pressures that have been brought to bear on this high-profile minority group in recent years.
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Story Topic
The study also tracked the topic of each story to assess whether there was any connection between the financial backing of a site and the topics it considered newsworthy. Across the spectrum, while certain topics tended to get more coverage than others, researchers found a relationship between the values and mission of the funder and […]