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    Not Enough Troop Support

    Fully 72% of Americans say the government does not give enough support to soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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    Satisfaction Falls to New Low

    Just 18% of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country today, down from 22% in March and 27% at the end of 2007. This represents a new low in 20 years of Pew Research Center polling.

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    America’s Former Catholics

    One-third of those who say they were raised Catholic no longer describe themselves as Catholic, which means that roughly 10% of all Americans are former Catholics.

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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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    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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    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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    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.

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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.