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    Text Message Received

    Over half of all teens send text messages to their friends daily.

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    Text Me

    One in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day, or 3,000 texts a month.

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    Making Pot Legal

    Four-in-ten Americans support the full legalization of marijuana.

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    Favor Legalizing Medical Marijuana

    A strong majority of Americans say they favor allowing the sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes if it is prescribed by a doctor.

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    Smoked Marijuana

    Four-in-ten American adults say they have tried marijuana.

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    Few Census Dodgers

    Nearly all Americans (87%) say they will participate in the 2010 census.

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    Crossfire

    Americans split on gun control, with the public evenly divided over whether it is more important to protect the rights of gun owners or to control gun ownership.