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Nearly nine-in-ten (89%) Republicans favor allowing more oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters compared to about half of Democrats — a gap of 39 points.

Just over half (52%) of Americans say government regulation of business usually does more harm than good, although there are specific areas in which the public says regulation should be strengthened or at least kept the same.

Over half (58%) of Democrats say that environmental protection should be a top priority for President Obama and Congress in 2012; just over a quarter (27%) of Republicans agree.

Americans are now almost evenly divided on the question of legalizing same-sex marriage. Opposition to same-sex marriage has fallen from 65% in 1996 to 46% in 2011 while 45% favor legalizing it.

More than seven-in-ten Republicans say protecting gun rights is more important than controlling gun ownership, while nearly as many Democrats say gun control is more important.

Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that Wall Street hurts the U.S. economy more than it helps, while 38% say it helps more than hurts; 15% offer no opinion.

A majority (55%) of Americans say the government is almost always wasteful and inefficient; half prefer a smaller government that provides fewer services.

In a survey taken roughly one year after the oil spill in the Gulf, a 57%-majority of Americans favored allowing more oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters, up 13 points from last summer.

Despite the apparent success of NATO-supported rebel troops, public views about the decision to conduct air strikes in Libya remain mixed and have changed little since the U.S. and allies launched military operations there in late March.