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    China Will Be World’s Top Superpower

    Majorities or pluralities in 13 of 25 countries surveyed believe that China will — or already has — replaced the U.S. as the world’s leading superpower.

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    Distracted Drivers

    About six-in-ten Americans report talking on a handheld phone while driving, a practice that some states have outlawed due to safety concerns.

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    Closing the Racial Digital Divide

    Nearly half of African Americans have gone online with a handheld device, helping to offset traditional lower levels of internet access among blacks.

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    Widespread Economic Nationalism

    Majorities in all 25 of the countries included in the 2009 Pew Global Attitudes Survey agree that their government should take steps to protect their nation’s economy even if other allies object.

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    Puerto Rican Population

    More Puerto Ricans reside in the 50 U.S. states and D.C. than in Puerto Rico.

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    Googling Good Deals

    Of those going online for economic information, two-thirds are shopping for low prices.

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    Squawk Box

    Most Americans still get general information about the economy from the television and radio.

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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.