Most U.S. senators appointed since 1990 have run to keep their seat – and most have won
The U.S. Senate has had 43 appointed members since 1990, and 27 of them (63%) have run to keep their seat.
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The U.S. Senate has had 43 appointed members since 1990, and 27 of them (63%) have run to keep their seat.
Fewer Americans are turning to broadcast network news and cable news networks to keep up with current events.
The internet is slowly closing in on television as Americans’ main source of national and international news.
The great majority of Pakistanis (85%) favor a law that would require men and women to be segregated in the workplace — far more than in any other Muslim country polled in 2010.