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    Was TARP Passed Under Bush or Obama?

    Just a third of Americans know that the bank bailout was enacted by the Bush administration; nearly half incorrectly say it was passed under President Obama.

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    Legalizing Marijuana

    Fully eight-in-ten adults younger than age 30 favor legalizing marijuana for medical use.

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    Partisan Divide on Obligation to the Needy

    A substantial majority of Democrats say that it is the government’s responsibility “to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves” while less than half of Republicans take that view.

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    Fewer See a Partisan Divide

    Fewer than half (46%) among the American public now see the country as more politically divided than in the past, down 20 points from January 2007.

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    Bailing out Banks

    Just under half (48%) of the public says spending billions of dollars to help keep financial institutions secure is the right thing to do; 40% say it is wrong.

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    You’re Getting Warmer

    Less than half of the public says the earth is warming as a result of human activity, but a majority knows which gas scientists say is to blame for global warming.

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    Health Care Spending Trumps Deficit

    Most Americans (59%) say they would place a higher priority on spending more money to make health care more accessible and affordable than on reducing the budget deficit.

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    Intensely Patriotic Americans

    PatriotismThat’s the percentage of Americans who said in a 2007 poll that they completely agree with the statement “I am patriotic,” a decline from the near-record 56% who said so in August 2003.

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