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    Obama Not Tough Enough

    A sizable minority of voters (43%) say Obama’s approach to foreign policy would not be tough enough.

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    Follow-Up Failure in Texas

    That’s how much more coverage the Texas raid of a polygamist ranch received compared to the ruling later reversing it.

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    Flag Day: Restricting Foreign-Made US Flags

    Following Tennessee’s lead, seven states have moved to guarantee domestic production of all U.S. flags purchased by the state government while one other state, Minnesota seeks to bar all foreign-made flags.

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    The Young Value Wealth the Most

    Wealth holds a great attraction for the young, according to a recent Pew Social Trends survey, with 20% of all adults under age 30 saying being wealthy is a top priority for them — easily the largest proportion of any age group.

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    Home Addresses Online

    More than a third of adults say that their home address is available online.

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    Rating Personal Finances

    As has been the case for some time, Americans are close to evenly divided between those who rate their personal finances as only fair or poor (51%) and those who say they are excellent or good (47%).

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    Discrimination Most Important Problem Facing U.S. Muslims

    Cited by 19% of Muslim Americans, prejudice and discrimination lead the list of the biggest problems that U.S. Muslims say they face, followed by being viewed as terrorists, ignorance about Islam and negative stereotyping.

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    African Americans Assess Recent Progress

    Just one-in-five African Americans now say things are better for blacks now than they were five years ago — down from 70% who said so in 1969.

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    Co-Worker Searches

    One-in-five online adults have used a search engine to find information about a co-worker, professional colleague, or business competitor.